Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 3178

DANGEROUS DRUGS

The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2005

Made

15th November 2005

Coming into force

1st January 2006

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th day of November 2005

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

A draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 2(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971(1), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is ordered, as follows:—

1. This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st January 2006.

2. In Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971(2) (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control under that Act as Class C drugs), in paragraph 1(a) after “4-Hydroxy-n-butyric acid”(3) insert “Ketamine”.

A.K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order inserts Ketamine into Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, which specifies drugs which are subject to control under that Act as Class C drugs.

(1)

1971 c. 38.

(2)

Schedule 2 has been amended by a number of statutory instruments. S.I. 2003/1243 is relevant to this Order.

(3)

The substance 4-Hydroxy-n-butyric acid was inserted into paragraph 1(a) of Part 3 to Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 by Article 2 of S.I. 2003/1243.