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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-misuse-of-drugs-act-1971-amendment-order-2017/article-5",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2017/9780111156346",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-misuse-of-drugs-act-1971-amendment-order-2017",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971",
  "text": "In paragraph 1(a) of Part 3 (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control under that Act as Class C drugs)—\n(a) before “Alprazolam” insert—\n“Adinazolam (1-(8-Chloro-6-phenyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepin-1-yl)-N,N-dimethylmethanamine).”;\n(b) after “Bromazepam” insert—\n“Bromazolam (8-bromo-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine).”;\n(c) after “Cathinone” insert—\n“4’-Chlorodiazepam (7-Chloro-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-methyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one).”;\n(d) after “Clonazepam” insert—\n“Clonazolam (6-(2-Chlorophenyl)-1-methyl-8-nitro-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4] benzodiazepine).”;\n(e) after “Delorazepam” insert—\n“Deschloroetizolam (2-Ethyl-9-methyl-4-phenyl-6H-thieno[3,2-f][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4] diazepine).”;\n(f) after “Diazepam” insert—\n“Diclazepam (7-Chloro-5-(2-chlorophenyl)-1-methyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one).”;\n(g) after “Ethyl loflazepate” insert—\n“Etizolam.”;\n(h) after “Fenproporex” insert—\n“Flubromazepam (7-Bromo-5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one).\nFlubromazolam (8-Bromo-6-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4] benzodiazepine).”;\n(i) after “Flurazepam” insert—\n“Fonazepam (5-(2-Fluorophenyl)-7-nitro-1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one).”;\n(j) after “4-Hydroxy-n-butyric acid” insert—\n“3-Hydroxyphenazepam (7-Bromo-5-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one).”;\n(k) after “Mazindol” insert—\n“Meclonazepam (5-(2-Chlorophenyl)-3-methyl-7-nitro-1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one).”;\n(l) after “Methyprylone” insert—\n“Metizolam (4-(2-Chlorophenyl)-2-ethyl-6H-thieno[3,2-f][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4] diazepine).”;\n(m) after “Midazolam” insert—\n“Nifoxipam (5-(2-Fluorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-7-nitro-1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2- one).”;\n(n) after “Nitrazepam” insert—\n“Nitrazolam (1-Methyl-8-nitro-6-phenyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine).”;\n(o) after “Prazepam” insert—\n“Pyrazolam (8-Bromo-1-methyl-6-(2-pyridinyl)-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4] benzodiazepine).”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2017/9780111156346/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:06:34.330007+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."
}