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The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2005

S.I. 2005/3372 · Made 6 December 2005

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DANGEROUS DRUGS

Made 6th December 2005

Laid before Parliament 8th December 2005

Coming into force 1st January 2006

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7, 10, 22 and 31 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971f1.

In accordance with section 31(3) of that Act he has consulted with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1971 c. 38. Section 22 of that Act was amended by section 177(1) of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 4 to, the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 1st January 2006.

2Amendment of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001

In Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001f1 (which specifies some of the controlled drugs that are subject to the requirements of regulations 22, 23, 26 and 27 and for which provision is made by certain other regulations), in paragraph 1 after “4-Hydroxy-n-butyric acid” insert “Ketamine”f2.

Signature

Paul Goggins

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office

6th December 2005

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations insert Ketamine into Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (“the 2001 Regulations”), which specifies some of the controlled drugs that are subject to the record keeping, information and destruction requirements set out in regulations 22, 23, 26 and 27 of the 2001 Regulations and for which provision is made by certain other regulations of the 2001 Regulations.