{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/controlled-drugs-drug-precursorscommunity-external-trade-regulations-2008/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/controlled-drugs-drug-precursorscommunity-external-trade-regulations-2008/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2008/296",
  "legislation_title": "The Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors)(Community External Trade) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/controlled-drugs-drug-precursorscommunity-external-trade-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“the 1979 Act” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979;\n“the 1990 Act” means the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990;\n“the Community Regulation” means—\n(a)in respect of Northern Ireland, Council Regulation (EC) No.111/2005 dated 22nd December 2004 as it has effect in EU law, or\n(b)in respect of Great Britain, Council Regulation (EC) No. 111/2005 dated 22nd December 2004.\n“scheduled substance” (except the first and third references in regulation 5(1)), “import”, “export” and “operator” have the same meanings as in the Community Regulation; and\n“customs territory of the Union” in respect of Northern Ireland, has the same meaning as in Article 4(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 952/2013 dated 9 October 2013;\n...",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 substituted (29.6.2026) by The Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/607), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 inserted (29.6.2026) by The Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/607), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/742), regs. 1, 12(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 2 in force at 7.3.2008, see reg. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1979 c. 2."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1990 c. 5; section 13 has been amended by the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/296/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:36:58.272744+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}