The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2014 No. 1377

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Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 1377

Dangerous Drugs, England And Wales

Dangerous Drugs, Scotland

The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2014

Made

27th May 2014

Laid before Parliament

3rd June 2014

Coming into force

24th June 2014

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7, 10, 22 and 31 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971(1), makes the following Regulations:

In accordance with section 31(3) of that Act the Secretary of State has consulted with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.

Citation, commencement and extent

1.  (1)  These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 24th June 2014.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

Amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001

2.  The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001(2) are amended as follows.

3.  In paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 1 (which specifies controlled drugs subject to the requirements of regulations 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 26 and 27) after "9-(Hydroxymethyl)-6, 6-dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-6a, 7, 10, 10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen-1-ol" insert-

Karen Bradley

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Home Office

27th May 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 in order to add khat to Schedule 1 of those regulations. The schedule in which a controlled drug is placed primarily affects the extent to which the drug can be lawfully imported, exported, produced, supplied or possessed and dictates the record keeping, labelling and destruction requirements in relation to that drug.


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