Regulation 2 Amendment of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001

The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001^f1 shall be amended as follows.

After regulation 6 there shall be inserted—

“Supply of articles for administering or preparing controlled drugs

6A.

(1)

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 9A(1) and (3)^f2 of the Act, any of the persons specified in paragraph (2) may, when acting in their capacity as such, supply or offer to supply the following articles—

(a)

a swab;

(b)

utensils for the preparation of a controlled drug;

(c)

citric acid;

(d)

a filter;

(e)

ampoules of water for injection, only when supplied or offered for supply in accordance with the Medicines Act 1968^f3 and of any instrument which is in force thereunder.

(2)

The persons referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a)

a practitioner;

(b)

a pharmacist;

(c)

a person employed or engaged in the lawful provision of drug treatment services.

(3)

In regulation 2(1) for “has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Civil Evidence Act 1968^f4” there shall be substituted “means anything in which information of any description is recorded (within the meaning of the Civil Evidence Act 1995^f5)”.

(4)

In regulation 6(7)(c) for “the Post Office” there shall be substituted “ a postal operator (within the meaning of the Postal Services Act 2000^f6) ”.

(5)

In regulation 16(1)(e) for “(3)” there shall be substituted “(4) ”.”