# The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2024, 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 Part 1 (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control as Class A drugs) 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) 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) in paragraph 1(a) after “Pyrovalerone.” insert “Remimazolam.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348254105/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-misuse-of-drugs-act-1971-amendment-order-2024/article-2
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