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The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Variation) Order 1998

S.I. 1998/881 · Made 23 March 1998

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DANGEROUS DRUGS

Made 23rd March I998

Laid before Parliament 31st March I998

Coming into force 1st May 1998

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 7(4) and (5) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971f1, on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1971 c. 38.

Contents

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

1

This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Variation) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st May 1998.

2

(1)

The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order 1986f1 shall be varied as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 1(a) of Part I to the Schedule, there shall be inserted—

(a)

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

(b)

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

Signature

George Howarth

Minister of State

Home Office

23rd March 1998

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order varies the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order 1986 by adding to Part I of the Schedule (which specifies the controlled drugs which are designated as drugs to which section 7(4) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 applies) Etryptamine and Methcathinone.