# The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002. The Schedule of the Regulations in which a controlled drug is placed affects the extent to which the drug can be lawfully imported, exported, produced, supplied or possessed. The controlled drugs placed in Schedule 1 to the Regulations are those subject to the tightest controls.
Regulation 3 adds certain LSD related compounds and the synthetic opiate known as AH-7921 to Schedule 1 of the Regulations. Regulation 4 replaces the definition of tryptamine compounds in Schedule 1 with a wider generic definition. Regulations 5 and 6 move 4-Hydroxy-n-butyric acid (‘GHB’) from Part 1 of Schedule 4 of the Regulations to Schedule 2.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/53/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/note
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