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The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015

S.R. 2015/228 · Made 22 April 2015

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Dangerous Drugs

Made 22nd April 2015

Coming into operation 13th May 2015

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(4) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 f1, as adapted by section 7(9) of that Act and now vested in it f2 and after consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in accordance with section 7(7) of that Act.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1971 c. 38 as amended by s. 151 of and Schedule 17 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 c.13.

f2

S.R.&O.(N.I.)1973 No.504,Article 5(a) and S.I.1999/283 (N.I.1), Article 3(6)

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Amendment to the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 and shall come into operation on 13th May 2015.

(2)

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 f1 shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

2Amendment to the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001

(1)

The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 1(a) of Part 1 of the Schedule—

(a)

after “4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxy-a-methylphenethylamine” insert—

“1-Cyclohexyl-4-(1,2-diphenylethyl)piperazine (MT-45)”;

(b)

after “4-Methyl-aminorex” insert—

“4-Methyl-5-(4-methylphenyl)-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-amine (4,4’-DMAR)”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 22nd April 2015.

L.S.

Dr Anne Kilgallen

A senior officer of the

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 7(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 requires Regulations to be made to allow the use for medical purposes of the drugs which are subject to control under that Act. Section 7(3) does not apply to any drug designated by order under section 7(4) as a drug to which section 7(4) is to apply. This Order amends the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 by inserting a potent opioid known as MT-45 and a synthetic stimulant known as 4,4’-DMAR into Part 1 of the Schedule to that Order.