Explanatory note

This Order amends Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (c. 5) (“the Act”) (which specifies certain substances, useful for the manufacture of controlled drugs, which are controlled under Part 2 of the Act) to add 12 drug precursor chemicals, and 16 associated esters. The amendments reflect the addition of these substances to the Annex to the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 1988 (also known as the Vienna Convention) under Article 12 of that Convention.

The Vienna Convention is available at https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1992-TS0026.pdf; copies can also be obtained on request from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, King Charles Street, London, SWIA 2AH.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.