(8) References in this section to a person’s “doing” things include references to his having things in his possession.
(9) In its application to Northern Ireland this section shall have effect as if for references to the Secretary of State there were substituted references to the Ministry of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland and as if for subsection (6) there were substituted—
- “(6) Any order made under subsection (4) above by the Ministry of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland shall be subject to negative resolution within the meaning of section 41(6) of the 1954 c. 33 (N.I.).Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 as if it were a statutory instrument within the meaning of that Act.”
Miscellaneous offences involving controlled drugs etc.
Occupiers etc. of premises to be punishable for permitting certain activities to take place there. 8. A person commits an offence if, being the occupier or concerned in the management of any premises, he knowingly permits or suffers any of the following activities to take place on those premises, that is to say—
- (a) producing or attempting to produce a controlled drug in contravention of section 4(1) of this Act;
- (b) supplying or attempting to supply a controlled drug to another in contravention of section 4(1) of this Act, or offering to supply a controlled drug to another in contravention of section 4(1);
- (c) preparing opium for smoking;
- (d) smoking cannabis, cannabis resin or prepared opium.
Prohibition of certain activities etc. relating to opium. 9. Subject to section 28 of this Act, it is an offence for a person—
- (a) to smoke or otherwise use prepared opium; or
- (b) to frequent a place used for the purpose of opium smoking; or
- (c) to have in his possession—
- (i) any pipes or other utensils made or adapted for use in connection with the smoking of opium, being pipes or utensils which have been used by him or with his knowledge and permission in that connection or which he intends to use or permit others to use in that connection; or
- (ii) any utensils which have been used by him or with his knowledge and permission in connection with the preparation of opium for smoking.
