Prisons (Substance Testing) Act 2021

controlled drug,

pharmacy medicine,

prescription only medicine,

psychoactive substance, or

specified substance”.

in the definition of “drug”—

“medicinal product” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012; “pharmacy medicine” has the meaning given in regulation 8 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012; “prescription only medicine” has the meaning given in regulation 8 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012;

“prisoners' samples” means any sample— “psychoactive substance” has the same meaning as in the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016;

in the definition of “specified drug”, for “ “specified drug” means” substitute “ “specified substance” means ”.

omit “(which is not a controlled drug for the purposes of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971)”;

within the meaning of section 16A

in section 16A (testing prisoners for drugs), after subsection (3) insert—;

in section 52 (exercise of power to make regulations etc), after subsection (2B) insert—

in rule 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), omit the definition of “specified drug”;

in rule 50 (compulsory testing for controlled drugs or specified drugs)—

in rule 51 (offences against discipline), in paragraphs (9) and (24) omit “or specified drug”;

in rule 52 (defences to rule 51(9)), in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), omit “or specified drug”;

omit Schedule 2.

in rule 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), omit the definition of “specified drug”;

in rule 53 (compulsory testing for controlled drugs or specified drugs)—

in rule 55 (offences against discipline), in paragraphs (10) and (27) omit “or specified drug”;

in rule 56 (defences to rule 55(10)), in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), omit “or specified drug”;

omit Schedule 2.

the Prison and Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/583);

the Prison and Young Offender Institution (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/945).

omit Rule 2(5) (insertion of Schedule 2 into the Prison Rules 1999);

omit Rule 3(5) (insertion of Schedule 2 into the Young Offender Institution Rules 2000);

omit the Schedule (which sets out the new Schedule 2 inserted in accordance with Rules 2(5) and 3(5)).

omit rule 2(3), and

omit rule 3(3).