| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:Act_of_Parliament 
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                                | gptkbp:administeredBy | gptkb:Home_Office 
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                                | gptkbp:amendedBy | gptkb:Misuse_of_Drugs_Regulations_2001 gptkb:Criminal_Justice_Act_2003
 gptkb:Police_and_Criminal_Evidence_Act_1984
 
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                                | gptkbp:appliesTo | gptkb:England gptkb:Northern_Ireland
 gptkb:Scotland
 gptkb:Wales
 
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                                | gptkbp:citation | 1971 c. 38 
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                                | gptkbp:classifiesDrugsAs | gptkb:Class_B Class A
 Class C
 
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                                | gptkbp:dateEnacted | 1971 
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                                | gptkbp:enactedBy | gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom 
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                                | gptkbp:exampleOfClassA | gptkb:ecstasy gptkb:amphetamine
 cocaine
 
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                                | gptkbp:exampleOfClassB | gptkb:amphetamine cannabis
 
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                                | gptkbp:exampleOfClassC | gptkb:anabolic_steroids gptkb:ketamine
 
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                                | gptkbp:jurisdiction | gptkb:United_Kingdom 
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                                | gptkbp:longTitle | An Act to make new provision with respect to dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs and related matters. 
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                                | gptkbp:mainProvision | classification of controlled drugs powers of search and seizure
 licensing for medical and scientific use
 offences for possession, supply, and production of controlled drugs
 
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                                | gptkbp:penalty | imprisonment fines
 
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                                | gptkbp:purpose | regulate the use and possession of dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedLegislation | gptkb:Medicines_Act_1968 gptkb:Psychoactive_Substances_Act_2016
 
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                                | gptkbp:repealedBy | No 
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                                | gptkbp:section | Section 8: Occupiers of premises to be punishable for permitting certain activities Section 23: Powers to search and obtain evidence
 Section 5: Possession of controlled drugs
 Section 4: Restriction of production and supply of controlled drugs
 
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                                | gptkbp:shortName | gptkb:Misuse_of_Drugs_Act_1971 
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                                | gptkbp:startDate | 27 July 1971 
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                                | gptkbp:status | Current 
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                                | gptkbp:website | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/38/contents 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Club_Drugs_and_Novel_Psychoactive_Substances 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 8 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Misuse of Drugs Act (UK) 
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