Drugs Act 2005 Explanatory Notes

Section 14: Attendance at follow-up assessment

36.This section in subsection (2), places a duty on the person conducting the follow-up assessment to inform the police if the person concerned fails to attend or remain for the duration of that assessment. Subsections (3) and (4) provide that a person is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine, imprisonment or both if they fail without good cause to attend and remain for the duration of the follow-up assessment.

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