Drugs Act 2005

The Drugs Act 2005^[1]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision in connection with controlled drugs and for the making of orders to supplement anti-social behaviour orders in cases where behaviour is affected by drug misuse or other prescribed factors.
Citation	2005 c 17
Territorial extent	England and Wales, except that so far as it amends or repeals any enactment, this Act has the same extent as the enactment amended or repealed.[2]
Dates
Royal assent	7 April 2005
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Drugs Act 2005 (c 17) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Section 24 - Short title, commencement and extent

The following orders have been made under section 24(3):

• The Drugs Act 2005 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1650 (C. 68))
• The Drugs Act 2005 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2223 (C. 93))
• The Drugs Act 2005 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3053 (C. 128))
• The Drugs Act 2005 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2136 (C. 71))
• The Drugs Act 2005 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/562 (C. 23))

References

• Halsbury's Statutes,

1. The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 24(1) of this Act.
2. The Drugs Act 2005, sections 24(6) and (7)

External links

• The Drugs Act 2005, as amended from the National Archives.
• The Drugs Act 2005, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
• Explanatory notes to the Drugs Act 2005.