CANNABIS CONTROL ACT 2003

Table of Provisions

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

• 1 Short title
 
• 2 Commencement
 
• 3 Act to be read with the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981

PART 2 -- Cannabis infringement notices  

• 4 Interpretation
 
• 5 CIN for offence under Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 s. 5(1)(d)(i)
  6. CIN for offence under Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 s. 6(2)   7. CIN for offence under Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 s. 7(2)   8. Content of CIN  
• 9 Option to pay a modified penalty not available in certain circumstances
 
• 10 Modified penalties
 
• 11 Extension of time
 
• 12 Withdrawal of CIN
 
• 13 Benefit of paying modified penalty or completing CES
 
• 14 Completing one CES for multiple CINs
 
• 15 Application of penalties collected
 
• 16 Appointment of authorised persons
 
• 17 Cannabis education sessions
 
• 18 Certificate of completion of a CES
 
• 19 Enforcement of CIN under the Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994
 
• 20 Operation of Young Offenders Act 1994 unaffected

PART 3 -- Cannabis smoking paraphernalia  

• 21 Interpretation
 
• 22 Warning notice
 
• 23 Cannabis education materials
 
• 24 Selling cannabis smoking paraphernalia to minors

PART 4 -- Miscellaneous  

• 25 Regulations
 
• 26 Review of Act

PART 5 -- Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 amended  

• 27 The Act amended by this PART
 
• 28 Section 5 amended
 
• 29 Section 7A inserted
  7A. Selling or supplying a thing knowing it will be used in the hydroponic cultivation of a prohibited plant 14  
• 30 Section 9 amended
 
• 31 Section 34 amended
 
• 32 Schedule VI amended

An Act —
        •         to allow infringement notices to be issued for certain minor offences relating to cannabis;
        •         to regulate the sale of cannabis smoking paraphernalia; and
        •         to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981,
and for related purposes.


• Compilation table