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Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

S.R. 1998/128 · Made 31 March 1998

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DANGEROUS DRUGS

Made 31st March 1998

Coming into operation 1st May 1998

The Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7, 10 and 31 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971f1 as adapted by section 38 of that Act and now vested in itf2 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf and after consultation in accordance with section 31(3) of that Act with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, hereby makes the following regulations:—

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Footnotes

f1

1971 c. 38

f2

By S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1973 No. 504 art. 5(a)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Amendment of the Misuse of Drugs (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1986
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 1st May 1998.

2Interpretation

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954f1 shall apply to these regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

3Amendment of the Misuse of Drugs (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1986

(1)

The Misuse of Drugs (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1986f1 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions.

(2)

In paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 1, there shall be inserted—

(a)

after the word “Eticyclidine”, the word “Etryptamine”; and

(b)

after the word “Mescaline”, the word “Methcathinone”.

(3)

In paragraph 1 of Schedule 2, after the word “Trimeperidine”, there shall be inserted the word “Zipeprol”.

(4)

In paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 3, after the word “Ethinamate”, there shall be inserted the word “Flunitrazepam”.

(5)

In paragraph 1 of Part II of Schedule 4f2, the word “Flunitrazepam” shall be deleted and there shall be inserted—

(a)

after the word “Alprazolam”, the word “Aminorex”;

(b)

after the word “Bromazepam”, the word “Brotizolam”; and

(c)

after the word “Mefenorex”f3, the word “Mesocarb”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on

L.S.

D. A. Baker

Assistant Secretary

31st March 1998.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations amend the Misuse of Drugs (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1986 (“the 1986 Regulations”) by adding Etryptamine and Methcathinone to Schedule 1; Zipeprol to Schedule 2; and Aminorex, Brotizolam and Mesocarb to Schedule 4 Part II. These drugs became subject to control under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 by virtue of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/ 750). These Regulations also transfer Flunitrazepam from Schedule 4 Part II to Schedule 3 to the 1986 Regulations.