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  Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - New Clause 91 - Review of Criminal Offences in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
  
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  @ MP voted aye for a review of the criminal offences in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
  
  @ MP voted no against a review of the criminal offences in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
  
  
  The majority of MPs voted against a review of the criminal offences in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
  
  MPs were considering the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill[1][2]
  
  
  The motion proposed new clause rejected by the majority of MPs in this vote was titled: ''Review of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971'' and stated:
  
  :(1) The Secretary of State must conduct a review of the criminal offences in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
  
  :(2) In undertaking the review, the Secretary of State must consultâ
  
  :(a) the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs;
  
  :(b) the Scottish Ministers;
  
  :(c) the Welsh Ministers;
  
  :(d) the Northern Ireland Department of Health, and
  
  :(e) any other person the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
  
  :(3) The Secretary of State must, before the end of the period of 9 months beginning with the day on which this Act comes into force, lay before Parliament a report on the review, including any proposals for legislative change
  
  The rejected new clause was accompanied by the following explanatory statement from its proposer:
  
  :This new clause would require the Secretary of State to undertake a review of the criminal offences set out in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
  
  
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  * [1] [https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/2839 Parliament's webpage on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill], Parliament.uk
  * [2] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-01/0268/en/200268en.pdf Explanatory notes to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill], Parliament.uk
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