# The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) (Amendment) Regulations 1974, Note: Explanatory note


These Regulations amend the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 by postponing from 1st October 1974 to 1st April 1975 the coming into operation of Regulations 3 and 4 of and Schedule 2 to those Regulations (which require controlled drugs in retail pharmacies and certain other premises to be kept in a locked safe, cabinet or room constructed in accordance with prescribed specifications or, in certain circumstances, certified as adequately secure by the chief officer of police).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1974/1449/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-safe-custody-amendment-regulations-1974/note
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