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MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT 1981 - SECT 17

17 .         Sale or supply of category 2 items

        (1)         A supplier who sells or supplies a category 2 item commits a simple offence unless —

            (a)         the recipient holds an account with the supplier and the sale or supply is of the kind described in section 15(1)(b); or

            (b)         at the time of the sale or supply —

                  (i)         a declaration in the prescribed form made by or on behalf of the recipient is given to the supplier; and

                  (ii)         the person who takes possession of the item produces to the supplier such evidence of the person’s identity as is required by the regulations.

        (2)         A supplier who —

            (a)         sells or supplies a category 2 item; and

            (b)         is given a declaration referred to in subsection (1)(b) in respect of the sale or supply,

                commits a simple offence if the supplier fails to give a copy of the declaration to the Commissioner in the prescribed manner as soon as practicable after the sale or supply.

        [Section 17 inserted: No. 62 of 2004 s. 5.]



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