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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
Serial 31
Misuse of
Drugs Amendment Bill 2017
Ms
Fyles
A Bill for an Act to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
MISUSE OF DRUGS AMENDMENT ACT 2017
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Act No. [ ] of 2017
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Table of provisions
NORTHERN
TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
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Act No. [ ] of 2017
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An Act to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act
[Assented to [ ] 2017]
[Second reading [ ] 2017]
The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory enacts as follows:
This Act may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2017.
This Act commences on the day after the day on which the Administrator's assent to this Act is declared.
This Act amends the Misuse of Drugs Act.
Section 3(1)
insert (in alphabetical order)
hulled, in relation to a seed, means a seed from which the outer coat or hull has been removed.
low THC Cannabis sativa is a Cannabis sativa plant with a concentration of no more than 1% of delta 9-tetrahydrocanabinol in the plant's leaves and flowering heads.
non-viable, in relation to a seed, means a seed that is not able to germinate.
permissible Cannabis seeds are seeds of low THC Cannabis sativa that:
(a) contain not more than 0.0005% of tetrahydocannabinol; and
(b) are non-viable and hulled; and
(c) contain only naturally present cannabinoids.
(1) Section 4A(1)(a)(i), at the end
insert
and
(2) Section 4A(1)(b)(ii), before "seeds"
insert
seeds, other than permissible Cannabis
(1) Schedule 2, entry for Cannabis plant material, at the end
insert
) other than permissible Cannabis seeds
(2) Schedule 2, entry for Cannabis seed, at the end
insert
, other than permissible Cannabis seeds
(3) Schedule 2, entry for Tetrahydrocannabinols
omit, insert
Tetrahydrocannabinols and their alkyl homologues except:
(a) if separately specified in this Schedule; or
(b) in hemp seed oil:
(i) containing more than 10 and not more than 50 mg/kg or less of tetrahydrocannabinols, when labelled "Not for internal use" or "Not to be taken"; or
(ii) containing not more than 10 mg/kg of tetrahydrocannabinols; or
(c) in products for purposes other than internal human use containing 50 mg/kg or less of tetrahydrocannabinols; or
(d) in products made from permissible Cannabis seeds and intended for human consumption as a food that contain not more than 5 mg/kg of tetrahydrocannabinols; or
(e) in products made from permissible Cannabis seeds and intended for human consumption as a beverage that contain not more than 2 mg/kg of tetrahydrocannabinols.
(1) Schedule 3, entry for Cannabis plant material, at the end
insert
other than permissible Cannabis seeds
(2) Schedule 3, entry for Cannabis seed, at the end
insert
, other than permissible Cannabis seeds
This Act is repealed on the day after it commences.
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