{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-2005/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/271",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-2005",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001",
  "text": "(1) The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 shall be amended as follows.\n(2) In regulation 2(1)—\n(a) after the definition of “authorised as a member of a group”, insert ““clinical management plan” has the same meaning as in the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997;”;\n(b) in the definition of “prescription”, after “prescriber for the medical treatment of a single individual”, insert “by a supplementary prescriber for the medical treatment of a single individual;”;\n(c) after the definition of “state registered paramedic”, insert ““supplementary prescriber” has the same meaning as in the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997;”;\n(3) In regulation 6(2), after “registered nurse”, insert “, a supplementary prescriber”.\n(4) In regulation 6A(2), after “treatment services” insert—\n“(d) a supplementary prescriber acting under and in accordance with the terms of a clinical management plan”.\n(5) In regulation 7, after paragraph (5) insert—\n“(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (3), a supplementary prescriber acting under and in accordance with the terms of a clinical management plan may administer to a patient, without the directions of a doctor or dentist, any drug specified in Schedule 2, 3 or 4.\n(7) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (3), any person may administer to a patient, in accordance with the directions of a supplementary prescriber acting under and in accordance with the terms of a clinical management plan, any drug specified in Schedule 2, 3 or 4.”\n(6) In regulation 8(2), after paragraph (j) insert—\n“(k) a supplementary prescriber acting under and in accordance with the terms of a clinical management plan,”.\n(7) In regulation 9(2), after paragraph (h) insert—\n“(i) a supplementary prescriber acting under and in accordance with the terms of a clinical management plan,”.\n(8) In regulation 10—\n(a) In paragraph (1)(a), “(k)” shall be substituted for “(j)”;\n(b) In paragraph (1)(b), “(i)” shall be substituted for “(h)”;\n(c) In paragraph (2) after “practitioner”, insert “, a supplementary prescriber acting under and in accordance with the terms of a clinical management plan”;\n(d) In paragraph (2) after “doctor”, insert “, a supplementary prescriber”;\n(e) In paragraph (2)(a) after the first “doctor”, insert “, another supplementary prescriber”;\n(f) In paragraph (2)(a) after the second “doctor”, insert “, supplementary prescriber”.\n(9) In regulation 14(4) after paragraph (f), insert—\n“(g) a supplementary prescriber”.\n(10) In regulation 18(2)(d) after “practitioner”, insert “or supplementary prescriber”.\n(11) In regulation 26(2) after paragraph (h), insert—\n“(i) a supplementary prescriber”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2001/3998, as amended by S.I. 2003/1432, S.I. 2003/1653, S.I. 2003/2429, S.I. 2004/1031 and S.I. 2004/1771."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1997/1830; the definition of “clinical management plan” was inserted by S.I. 2003/696."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1997/1830; the definition of “supplementary prescriber” was inserted by S.I. 2003/696 and amended by S.I. 2004/1771."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/271/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:10:16.351716+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}