| Description |
1 online resource (415 p.) |
| Series |
Criminal Practice Ser |
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Criminal Practice Ser
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| Contents |
Intro -- Preface -- Table of statutes -- Table of statutory instruments -- Table of EC and International Materials -- Table of cases -- 1 MANUFACTURE AND CULTIVATION -- Introduction -- Medicinal Uses Of Controlled Drugs -- The Meanings Of 'Product' And 'Preparation' -- Cultivation -- Defences Available, In Principle, To Accused Persons Involved In Manufacture Or Cultivation -- Use Of Extradition Proceedings As A Means Of Law Enforcement -- Summary Of Key Points -- 2 IMPORTATION -- The Offences -- How The Offence Is Charged -- Procedure And Sentence -- Elements Of The Offence |
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Section 170(1) and 170(2) -- The Actus Reus -- The Mens Rea -- Admissibility Issues In Importation Cases -- The Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 -- Summary Of Key Points -- 3 POSSESSION: UNLAWFUL POSSESSION, CONTROL AND KNOWLEDGE -- Introduction -- Unlawful Possession -- Section 5 of the MDA 1971 -- The Ingredients Of The Offence -- Custody And/Or Control: The Physical Element Of Possession -- Knowledge: The Mental Element Of Possession -- Warner and Possession -- Mcnamara: Simplifying The Law Of Possession -- Imputing An Intention To Possess -- R v Lambert -- Mistake As To The Drug Possessed |
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Possession And Memory -- The Relevance Of Quantity To Possession -- Where Drugs Have Been Consumed -- Summary Of Key Points -- 4 POSSESSION: PROHIBITED DRUGS AND DEFENCES -- Proving The Drug Is Prohibited -- The Legislative Provisions: Section 2 And Schedule 2 -- Temporary Class Drugs Orders -- The Provisions Of Section 2a And 2b -- Possession Of A Temporary Class Drug Is Not An Offence -- The Burden Of Proof: Forensic Analysis -- Cases Involving Cocaine -- Forensic Evidence Is Not Always Required -- Admissions -- Defences -- Section 5(4): Lawful Intention -- Section 28: Lack Of Knowledge |
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The Parameters Of Section 28 (2)-(3) -- Section 28 And The Burden Of Proof -- 'To Prove': Not A Legal Burden But An Evidential Burden -- Self-induced Intoxication And The Objective Limb Of A Section 28 Defence -- Section 28 Does Not Apply To Those Charged With Conspiracy -- Lawful Possession -- Section 7 of the MDA 1971 -- Self-Treatment -- The Failed Defence Of Medical Necessity -- Section 10 Of The Misuse Of Drugs Act 1971 -- The Misuse Of Drugs Regulations -- The Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 -- The Meaning Of Psychoactive Substance -- The Offences In Brief Overview |
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Simple Possession Is Not An Offence -- Exemptions -- Summary Of Key Points -- 5 SUPPLY AND BEING CONCERNED IN SUPPLY -- The Offences -- A Brief Overview -- The Meaning Of Supply -- A Physical Transfer Of Control Is Required -- Issuing a Prescription is not an Act of Supply -- The Supply Must Be To The Benefit Of/For The Purposes Of The Recipient -- The Transfer Of Drugs To A Custodian Or Courier Is Not An Act Of Supply -- A Custodian Who Returns Drugs Is Guilty Of Supplying Them -- The Decision In Maginnis -- Involuntary Possession And Intent To Supply |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Territorial Restrictions On The Provisions Of The Misuse Of Drugs Act |
| Subject |
Drugs of abuse -- Law and legislation.
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Drugs of abuse -- Law and legislation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bird, Steven
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Stevens, Tom
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Bright, Abigail
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Johnson, Harriet
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Mason, Paul
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| ISBN |
9781784511609 |
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1784511609 |
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