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Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Version in vigour from 2022-06-28 to )

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 53 Cited in Related
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Coming into Force28 June 2022
(1) There shall be constituted in accordance with Schedule 1 to this Act as Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (in this Act referred to as “the Advisory Council”) ; and the supplementary provisions contained in that Schedule shall have effect in relation to the Council.for restricting the availability of such drugs or supervising the arrangements for their supply;for enabling persons affected by the misuse of such drugs to obtain proper advice, and for securing the provision of proper facilities and services for the treatment, rehabilitation and after-care of such persons;for promoting co-operation between the various professional and community services which in the opinion of the Council have a part to play in dealing with social problems connected with the misuse of such drugs;for educating the public (and in particular the young) in the dangers of misusing such drugs, and for giving publicity to those dangers; andfor promoting research into, or otherwise obtaining information about, any matter which in the opinion of the Council is of relevance for the purpose of preventing the misuse of such drugs or dealing with any social problem connected with their misuse.(3) It shall also be the duty of the Advisory Council to consider any matter relating to drug dependence or the misuse of drugs which may be referred to them by any one or more of the Ministers and to advise the Minister or Ministers in question thereon, and in particular to consider and advise the Secretary of State with respect to any communication referred by him to the Council, being a communication relating to the control of any dangerous or otherwise harmful drug made to Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom by any organisation or

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