Section 8 of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 creates two offences of importing or exporting a psychoactive substance and therefore criminal offences concerning psychoactive substances should be charged under these provisions. Drugs are "controlled drugs" if they are specified as being of Class A, B or C, as set out in Parts I, II or III of Schedule 2 to the Act. Law enforcement officers have the power to seize and detain any substances suspected of being intended for use as a drug-cutting agent. They are able to do this in two ways: while legally on premises (for example at a port), or with a drug-cutting agents warrant.

Section 23: Unlawfully and maliciously administering, or causing to be administered to or taken any poison or other destructive or noxious thing so as to endanger life, thereby inflicting grievous bodily harm. The maximum sentence is 10 years' imprisonment and the offence is indictable only. These schemes need police and CPS co-operation because those who run and use them will necessarily commit offences under the Act. It is therefore not normally in the public interest to prosecute: CEMA is prefaced with a long alphabetical list of definitions. Whilst this list refers only to this act it can be taken that these definitions will hold true for other purposes and acts. Section The provisions relating to TCDO can be found in section 2A of the Act (following amendments inserted by section 151 and Schedule 17 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (PRSRA). If you disagree with the review officer’s decision you have the right to appeal to a tribunal within 30 days of the review conclusion. You can only appeal to the tribunal about decisions involving restoration when the review has been completed. You cannot appeal to the tribunal without having a review.Home Office Circular 015/2012 also confirms that identification by an experienced law enforcement officer is also permissible in a Crown Court case where the defendant has been committed for sentence, or in any case where the identification of the substance is not in dispute and there is further corroborative evidence to support that identification. Khat

Where the evidence supports a charge of supplying or possessing controlled drugs of any class with intent to supply, this is to be preferred to a simple possession charge. Your goods will not be restored if your reason for that request is that things were not legally seized or, in the case of excise goods, they were imported for your ‘own use’. You should challenge whether the seizure was lawful instead bearing in mind the one calendar month time limit for doing that.The mere giving of permission will not be sufficient - the activity (smoking) must have taken place ( R v Auguste, TLR 15 Dec 2003). The proper inference as to what cultivation entailed and what would be likely to happen to the product depends on the facts of each case. In most cases, and not only where the plants have not yet been harvested, it will not be possible to frame a count of possession of identified material with intent to supply. The issue must be dealt with by the judge." This offence is subject to statutory minimum sentencing provisions. Importation or Exportation of Drugs Supplying Controlled Drugs (effective 1 April 2021) There should be no overloading of charges by selecting more charges than are necessary just to encourage the accused to plead guilty to a few; If your cash or goods have been seized under either of these acts, your receipt or notice of seizure for these will include details about what you can do. What to do when you have something seized Personal property