Drug Trafficking Act 1994

Long titleAn Act to consolidate the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 and certain provisions of the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 relating to drug trafficking.

Citation1994 c. 37

Territorial extent

• England and Wales
• Scotland (in part)
• Northern Ireland (in part)

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Royal assent3 November 1994

Drug Trafficking Act 1994^[a]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to consolidate the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 and certain provisions of the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 relating to drug trafficking.
Citation	1994 c. 37
Territorial extent	England and Wales Scotland (in part) Northern Ireland (in part) [b]
Dates
Royal assent	3 November 1994
Commencement	3 February 1995[c]
Other legislation
Amends	Bankruptcy Act 1914 Land Registration Act 1925 Criminal Appeal Act 1968 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 Criminal Justice Act 1982 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986Insolvency Act 1986 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 Criminal Justice Act 1988 Housing Act 1988 Extradition Act 1989 Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 Criminal Justice (Confiscation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 Criminal Justice Act 1993 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
Amended by	Criminal Procedure (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1995 Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 Proceeds of Crime (Scotland) Act 1995 Proceeds of Crime (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 Justices of the Peace Act 1997 Crime and Disorder Act 1998 Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Land Registration Act 2002 Courts Act 2003 Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 Public Bodies (Merger of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions) Order 2014 Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2016
Relates to	Criminal Courts Act 1973
Status: Partially repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (c. 37) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It largely replaced the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986.

Where the defendant is convicted of a drug trafficking offence and the prosecutor applies to the Crown Court for a confiscation order the court must determine whether the defendant has benefited from drug trafficking.

If at any time the defendant has received any payment or other reward in connection with drug trafficking carried out by him or another he will be deemed to have benefited from drug trafficking and the court must make a confiscation order. The Drug Trafficking Act 1994 came into force on 3 February 1995 and any benefit received by the defendant in connection with drug trafficking prior to that date must be included when calculating the defendant's benefit.

The act embraces 69 sections and is divided into 4 parts with 3 schedules