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2006/07
 

Government bills 2004/05 - enacted

 

DRUGS ACT

KEY BENEFITS

  • Powers to tackle drug related crime, by getting more drug misuers who commit crime to feed their drug habit into treatment and away from a life of crime.
  • Powers to tackle drug dealers more effectively.

TERRITORIAL EXTENT

  • England and Wales, except some changes to misuse of drugs laws