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2003 No. 1243
DANGEROUS DRUGS
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 2003
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Made |
8th May 2003 | |
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Coming into force |
1st July 2003 | |
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 8th day of May 2003
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament;
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 2(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971[1], is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: -
1.
This Order shall be cited as the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st July 2003.
2.
- (1) Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971[2] (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control under that Act) shall be amended as follows:
(2) In paragraph 1(a) of Part I of that Schedule there shall be inserted -
(a) after "Dihydrocodeinone O-carboxymethyloxime", "Dihydroetorphine"; and
(b) after "Racemorphan", "Remifentanil.".
(3) In paragraph 1(a) of Part III of that Schedule, there shall be inserted -
(a) after "Haloxazolam", "4-Hydroxy-n-butyric acid"; and
(b) after "N-Ethylamphetamine", "Zolpidem".
(4) In paragraph 1(b) of Part III of that Schedule, there shall be inserted -
(a) before "Atamestane", "4-Androstene-3, 17-dione" and "5-Androstene-3, 17-diol"; and
(b) after "Nandrolone", "19-Nor-4-Androstene-3, 17-dione"; and "19-Nor-5-Androstene-3, 17-diol"[a].
A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order adds eight substances to Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 which specifies drugs which are subject to control under the Act. Two of the substances, Dihydroetorphine and Remifentanil, are added as Class A drugs; and the remaining six, 4-Androstene-3, 17-dione; 5-Androstene-3, 17-diol; 4-Hydroxy-n-butyric acid; 19-Nor-4-Androstene-3; 17-dione, 19-Nor-5-Androstene-3, 17-diol[a] and Zolpidem, are added as Class C drugs.
Notes:
[1]
1971 c. 38.back
[2]
Schedule 2 has been amended by S.I. 1973/771, 1975/421, 1977/1243, 1979/299, 1983/765, 1984/859, 1985/1995, 1986/2230, 1989/1340, 1990/2589, 1995/1966, 1996/1300, 1998/750 and 2001/3932.back
[a]
Amended by Correction Slip.
In article 2, paragraph (4) sub-paragraph (b) of the Order, and in the Explanatory Note that accompanies the Order, "19-Nor-5-Androstene-13, 17-diol" should in both cases read "19-Nor-5-Androstene-3, 17-diol"
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0 11 045993 8
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Prepared
19 May 2003
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