
1 
This Order may be cited as the Drug Abstinence Order (Responsible Officer) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 2nd July 2001.
2 
Officers of local probation boards (within the meaning of section 4(4) of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000) are hereby specified for the purposes of section 58A(4) of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 as persons who may be made responsible for the supervision of offenders subject to drug abstinence orders.
Charles Clarke
Minister of State
Home Office
9th May 2001