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Article 2 Amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

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(1)

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

(2)

In Part 1 (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control as Class A drugs)f1 in paragraph 1(a)—

(a)

after “Bezitramide.” insert “Brorphine.”;

(b)

after “Bufotenine.” insert “Butonitazene.”;

(c)

after “Ecgonine, and any derivate of ecgonine which is convertible to ecgonine or to cocaine.” insert “Ethyleneoxynitazene.”;

(d)

after “Eticyclidine.” insert “Etodesnitazene (etazene).”;

(e)

after “Fentanyl.” insert “Flunitazene.”;

(f)

after “Isomethadone.” insert “Isotonitazene.”;

(g)

after “Methyldihydromorphine (6-methyldihydromorphine).” insert—

“Metodesnitazene (metazene).

Metonitazene.”;

(h)

after “Properidine (1-methyl-4-phenyl-piperdine-4-carboxylic acid isopropyl ester).” insert “Protonitazene.”;

(i)

after “1-Cyclohexyl-4-(1,2-diphenylethyl)piperazine (MT-45).” insert—

“N-Desethyl etonitazene.

N-Desethylisotonitazene.

N-Desethyl protonitazene.”;

(j)

after “4-Phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester.” insert—

“N-Piperidinyl-etonitazene (etonitazepipne).

N-Pyrrolidino-etonitazene (etonitazepyne).

N-Pyrrolidino protonitazene.”.

(3)

In Part 2 (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control as Class B drugs)f2 in paragraph 1(a)—

(a)

after “Codeine.” insert “Cumyl-PeGaClone.”;

(b)

after “Dihydrocodeine.” insert—

“Diphenidine.

Ephenidine.”;

(c)

after “Methcathinone” insert “Methoxyphenidine.”.

(4)

In Part 3 (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control as Class C drugs)f3 in paragraph 1(a) after “Pyrovalerone.” insert “Remimazolam.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Subparagraph (a) was designated as such by S.I. 1977/1243. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1984/859 and S.I. 2015/215. There are other amendments to Part 1 of Schedule 2 which are not relevant to this Order.

f2

Subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 was designated as such by S.I. 1984/859. A relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1998/750. There are other amendments to Part 2 of Schedule 2 which are not relevant to this Order.

f3

Subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 was designated as such by S.I. 1996/1300. A relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1986/2230. There are other amendments to Part 3 of Schedule 2 which are not relevant to this Order.