(1) A person who,
without reasonable excuse (proof of which lies on the person)—
(a)
sells a document containing instructions for the manufacture of a
controlled drug or the cultivation of a controlled plant; or
(b) has
possession of a document containing instructions for the manufacture of a
controlled drug or the cultivation of a controlled plant, intending to sell
it,
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty:
(a) for
a basic offence—
(i)
if the offender is a serious drug
offender—$20 000 or imprisonment for 5 years, or both; or
(ii)
in any other case—$15 000 or imprisonment for 3
years, or both;
(b) for
an aggravated offence—$20 000 or imprisonment for 5 years, or both.
(2) In this
section—
"document" includes any record of information whether in documentary,
magnetic, electronic or other form.