# Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 2001, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order adds thirty-six substances to Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 which specifies drugs which are subject to control under the Act. The thirty-six substances are phenethylamine derivatives which are not covered by the definition in paragraph 1(c) of Part I of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act. Thirty-five of the substances are added as Class A drugs; and α-Methylphenethylhydroxylamine is added as a Class B drug.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2001/0110387023/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-misuse-of-drugs-act-1971-modification-order-2001/note
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