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The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 1990

S.I. 1990/2630 · Made 21 December 1990

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DANGEROUS DRUGS

Made 21st December 1990

Laid before Parliament 11th January 1991

Coming into force 1st February 1991

In pursuance of sections 7, 10 and 31 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971f1 after consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, I hereby make the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1971 c. 38.

Contents

  1. 1Regulation 1
  2. 2Regulation 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 1st February 1991.

2

The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1985f1 shall be amended as follows:

(a)

in paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 1, at the end there shall be added “N-Hydroxy-tenamphetamine” and “4-Methyl-aminorex”, and

(b)

in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4, after “Mefenorex” there shall be inserted “Midazolam”.

Signature

Kenneth Baker

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Home Office

21st December 1990

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1985 by adding, to Schedule 1, N -Hydroxy-tenamphetamine and 4-Methyl-aminorex and, to Schedule 4, Midazolam. These drugs become subject to control under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 by virtue of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/2589).