17—Amendment of section 51—Offences by persons other than
prisoners
Section 51(1), penalty provision—delete the penalty provision and
substitute:
Maximum penalty:
(a) in
the case of an offence against paragraph (b) of this subsection where the
prohibited item is a controlled drug (within the meaning of the
Controlled Substances Act 1984 )—imprisonment for 2 years;
(b) in
any other case—imprisonment for 6 months.