Section 6(1)(d) Supplies, Administers Or Offers To Suppy Or Administer To Persons Under 18 Years Flashcards
Supply means?
To furnish or provide something that is needed to desired.
Supply includes distribute, give and sell
Administer means?
Introducing a drug directly into another person system.
Offering to supply or administer means?
This provision prohibits the act of arousing another person interest in controlled drug or of tempting others to use them.
Prosecution must prove two elements -
The communicating of an offer to supply or administer. (Actus Reus)
An intention that the other person believes the offer to be genuine (Mens Rea)
CL - R v During - An offer is an intimation by the person charged to another that he is ready on request to supply tp that other drugs of a kind prohibited by the statute.
R v Forest and Forest
The best evidence possible in the circumstances should be adduced by the prosecution in proof of the victims age.