Misuse of Drugs Act 1975

36 Application of Customs and Excise Act 1996

• (1) Sections 137, 139, 140, 143 to 145, 148 to 149B, 149C(1) to (3), 151, 152, 161, 166A to 167, 225, and 226 of the Customs and Excise Act 1996 apply in relation to the controlled drugs and precursor substances referred to in subsection (2) as if they were prohibited imports or exports under that Act.

  (2) The controlled drugs and precursor substances are—

  • (a) any controlled drug, other than a controlled drug specified or described in Part 6 of Schedule 3; and

  • (b) any precursor substance specified or described in Schedule 4.

  Section 36: substituted, on 22 June 2005, by section 19 of the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 81).

  Section 36: amended, on 1 October 2012, by section 333 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).