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DRUG MISUSE AND TRAFFICKING ACT 1985 - SECT 11A
Sale, supply and display of waterpipes and ice pipes
(1) In this section--
"ice pipe" means-- (a) a device capable of being used for the administration
of a prohibited drug by means of the smoking or inhaling of the smoke or fumes
resulting from the heating or burning of the drug in a crystal or powder form,
or
(b) a device that is apparently intended to be such a device but that is
not capable of being so used because it needs an adjustment, modification or
addition,
and includes a device known as an ice pipe or a crack pipe, but does
not include a device of a class or description prescribed by the regulations
as not being an ice pipe for the purposes of this section.
"shop" includes-- (a) so much of a building or place as is used for the sale,
or supply in the course of commercial transactions, of goods, and
(b) a stall
or other structure used for such sale or supply of goods at a market or
elsewhere,
but does not include anything prescribed by the regulations as not
being a shop for the purposes of this section.
"waterpipe" means-- (a) a device capable of being used for the administration
of a prohibited drug, by means of the drawing of smoke or fumes (resulting
from the heating or burning of the drug) through water or another liquid, or
(b) a device that is apparently intended to be such a device but that is not
capable of being so used because it needs an adjustment, modification or
addition,
and includes a device known as a bong, but does not include a device
of a class or description prescribed by the regulations as not being a
waterpipe for the purposes of this section.
(2) A person who-- (a) sells a
waterpipe or an ice pipe, or
(b) supplies a waterpipe or an ice pipe in the
course of or in connection with a commercial transaction,
is guilty of an
offence.
(3) A person who displays a waterpipe or an ice pipe-- (a) in a
shop, or
(b) near but in connection with a shop,
is guilty of an offence,
unless the person satisfies the court that the display was not for a
commercial purpose.
(4) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial
that the waterpipe or ice pipe was used or intended to be used for a purpose
other than the administration of a prohibited drug.
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