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The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2012

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Draft 2012, ISBN 9780111520857

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This draft Statutory Instrument supersedes the draft of the same title which was laid before Parliament on 16th January 2012 and published on 19th January 2012 (ISBN 978-0-11-151926-4). It is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that draft Statutory Instrument.

Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 2(5) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Dangerous Drugs

Made

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the day of 2012

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

In accordance with section 2(5) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971f1 a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 2(2) of that Act, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1971 c. 38. Schedule 2 has been amended by section 21 of the Drugs Act 2005 (c. 17) and 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, 2001/3932, 2003/1243, 2003/3201, 2005/3178, 2006/3331, 2008/3130, 2009/3209, 2010/1207, 2010/1833 and 2011/744.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Amendments to the 1971 Act
  3. 3Amendments to the 1971 Act
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2012 and shall come into force on the fourteenth day after the day on which it is made.

(2)

In this Order “the 1971 Act” means the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

2Amendments to the 1971 Act

In Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control under that Act as Class B drugs)—

(a)

after paragraph 1(ab), insert—

“(ac)

Any compound (not being pipradrol) structurally derived from piperidine, pyrrolidine, azepane, morpholine or pyridine by substitution at a ring carbon atom with a diphenylmethyl group, whether or not the compound is further modified in any of the following ways, that is to say,

(i)

i)by substitution in any of the phenyl rings to any extent with alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl or halide groups;

(ii)

by substitution at the methyl carbon atom with an alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or hydroxy group;

(iii)

by substitution at the ring nitrogen atom with an alkyl, alkenyl, haloalkyl or hydroxyalkyl group.”;

(b)

in paragraph 2A, for “paragraph 1(c)” substitute “paragraph 1(ac) or (c)”.

3Amendments to the 1971 Act

In Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control under that Act as Class C drugs)—

(a)

in paragraph 1(a)—

(i)

omit “Pipradrol”; and

(ii)

after “Bromazepam”, insert—

“7-bromo-5-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one.”; and

(b)

in paragraph 1(b), after “Oxymetholone.”, insert—

“Pipradrol.”.

Signature

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order adds, in article 2, Desoxypipradrol and other Pipradrol‑related compounds to Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (the “1971 Act”) which specifies drugs which are subject to control as Class B drugs under that Act. Article 3(a) omits Pipradrol from, and adds 7‑bromo-5-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one (commonly known as Phenazepam) to, paragraph 1(a) of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act which specifies drugs which are subject to control as Class C drugs under that Act. Article 3(b) adds Pipradrol to paragraph 1(b) of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act.