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Long title | An Act to make provision in connection with controlled drugs and for the making of orders to supplement anti-social behaviour orders in cases where behaviour is affected by drug misuse or other prescribed factors. |
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Citation | 2005 c 17 |
Territorial extent | England and Wales, except that so far as it amends or repeals any enactment, this Act has the same extent as the enactment amended or repealed. [2] |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 7 April 2005 |
Status: Amended | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Revised text of statute as amended |
The Drugs Act 2005 (c 17) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom relating to drugs offences.
Under the act, people caught with a certain quantity of drugs are automatically presumed to be supplying, rather than the lesser charge of possession. [3]
The act allows first-time offenders testing positive for drugs to be obliged to attend a mandatory drug assessment specialist workers and receive help into treatment even if not charged. [4] [5]
Under the act, all adults arrested for 'trigger' crimes, including robbery, burglary and prostitution, which could have been committed to buy drugs, are be tested for narcotics. [6]
Those who test positive for a Class A drug may be required to take part in an assessment and also a follow-up assessment. [7]