Article 2 Amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

(1)

The following amendments are made to Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

(2)

In paragraph 1(a) of Part 2 (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control under that Act as Class B drugs)^f1—

(a)

after “N-Benzyl-ethylphenidate.” insert “1,4-Butanediol.”;

(b)

after “Ethylphenidate.” insert “Gamma-butyrolactone.”;

(c)

after “Glutethimide.” insert “4-Hydroxy-n-butyric acid.”.

(3)

In paragraph 1(a) of Part 3 (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control under that Act as Class C drugs)^f2—

(a)

omit “Gamma-butyrolactone”;

(b)

omit “4-Hydroxy-n-butyric acid”.

(4)

In paragraph 1(b) of Part 3^f3 omit “1,4-Butanediol.”.

Annotations

f1: Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1985/1995, 2017/634.
f2: Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2003/1243, 2009/3209.
f3: Amended by S.I. 2009/3209; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.