Controlled Drugs (Penalties) Act 1985

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Controlled Drugs (Penalties) Act 1985

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to increase the penalties for certain offences relating to controlled drugs within the meaning of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Citation	1985 c 39
Territorial extent	England and Wales; Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent	16 July 1985
Commencement	16 September 1985
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Controlled Drugs (Penalties) Act 1985 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It amended the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 to increase the maximum penalty for importing, producing or supplying Class A drugs, or possessing them with intent to supply, from 14 years to life imprisonment.