7 Authorisation of activities otherwise unlawful under foregoing provisions
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (1971 c 38) | Legislation

7  Authorisation of activities otherwise unlawful under foregoing provisions

(1)     The Secretary of State may by regulations—

(a)     except from section 3(1)(a) or (b), 4(1)(a) or (b) or 5(1) of this Act such controlled drugs as may be specified in the regulations; and

(b)     make such other provision as he thinks fit for the purpose of making it lawful for persons to do things which under any of the following provisions of this Act, that is to say section 4(1), 5(1) and 6(1), it would otherwise be unlawful for them to do.

(2)     Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) above, regulations under that subsection authorising the doing of any such thing as is mentioned in that paragraph may in particular provide for the doing of that thing to be lawful—

(a)     if it is done under and in accordance with the terms of a licence or other authority issued by the Secretary of

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