17—Amendment of section 45A—Expiation of simple cannabis offences
Section 45A(8), definitions of "child" and "simple cannabis offence
—delete the definitions and substitute:
"simple cannabis offence" means—
(a) an
offence against section 33K(2) involving the cultivation (not being
artificially enhanced cultivation) of cannabis plants other than an offence
involving the cultivation of a number of cannabis plants in excess of the
number prescribed by regulation for the purposes of this paragraph; or
(b) an
offence against section 33L(2)(a) other than an offence involving the
possession of quantities of cannabis, cannabis resin or cannabis oil in excess
of the quantity prescribed by regulation for the purposes of this paragraph;
or
(c) an
offence against section 33L(2)(b) other than an offence alleged to have been
committed in—
(i)
a public place; or
(ii)
a place of a kind prescribed by regulation; or
(d) an
offence against section 33L(2)(c).