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The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2014

S.I. 2014/1352 · Made 27 May 2014

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Dangerous Drugs

Made 27th May 2014

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 27th day of May 2014

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

In accordance with section 2(5) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971f1 a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament after consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 2(2) and (3) of that Act, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

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1971 c. 38. Schedule 2 has been amended by section 21 of the Drugs Act 2005 (c. 17) and S.I. 1973/771, 1975/421, 1977/1243, 1979/299, 1983/765, 1984/859, 1985/1995, 1986/2230, 1989/1340, 1990/2589, 1995/1966, 1996/1300, 1998/750, 2001/3932, 2003/1243, 2003/3201, 2005/3178, 2006/3331, 2008/3130, 2009/3209, 2010/1207, 2010/1833, 2011/744, 2012/1390, 2013/239 and 2014/1106.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
  3. 3Amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
  4. 4Amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2014 and shall come into force on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which it is made.

2Amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

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

3Amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

In Part 3 (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control under that Act as Class C drugs) in paragraph 1(a), after “Ketazolam”, insert—

“Khat.”.

4Amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

In Part 4 (which sets out the meaning of certain expressions used in that Schedule), after the entry for “concentrate of poppy-straw” insert—

  • ““khat” means the leaves, stems or shoots of the plant of the species Catha edulis;”.

Signature

Ceri King

Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 3 of this Order adds khat to paragraph 1(a) of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 which specifies drugs which are subject to control as Class C drugs under that Act. Article 4 defines khat as the leaves, stems or shoots of the plant of the species Catha edulis.