Article 2 Amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
The following amendments are made to Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
In Part 1 (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control as Class A drugs)f1 in paragraph 1(a)—
after “Bezitramide.” insert “Brorphine.”;
after “Bufotenine.” insert “Butonitazene.”;
after “Ecgonine, and any derivate of ecgonine which is convertible to ecgonine or to cocaine.” insert “Ethyleneoxynitazene.”;
after “Eticyclidine.” insert “Etodesnitazene (etazene).”;
after “Fentanyl.” insert “Flunitazene.”;
after “Isomethadone.” insert “Isotonitazene.”;
after “Methyldihydromorphine (6-methyldihydromorphine).” insert—
“Metodesnitazene (metazene).
Metonitazene.”;
after “Properidine (1-methyl-4-phenyl-piperdine-4-carboxylic acid isopropyl ester).” insert “Protonitazene.”;
after “1-Cyclohexyl-4-(1,2-diphenylethyl)piperazine (MT-45).” insert—
“N-Desethyl etonitazene.
N-Desethylisotonitazene.
N-Desethyl protonitazene.”;
after “4-Phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester.” insert—
“N-Piperidinyl-etonitazene (etonitazepipne).
N-Pyrrolidino-etonitazene (etonitazepyne).
N-Pyrrolidino protonitazene.”.
In Part 2 (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control as Class B drugs)f2 in paragraph 1(a)—
after “Codeine.” insert “Cumyl-PeGaClone.”;
after “Dihydrocodeine.” insert—
“Diphenidine.
Ephenidine.”;
after “Methcathinone” insert “Methoxyphenidine.”.
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
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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
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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
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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.