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Statutory Instruments

1990 No. 2630

DANGEROUS DRUGS

The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 1990

Made

21st December 1990

Laid before Parliament

11th January 1991

Coming into force

1st February 1991

In pursuance of sections 7, 10 and 31 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971(1) after consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, I hereby make the following Regulations:

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 1st February 1991.

2.  The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1985(2) shall be amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 1, at the end there shall be added “N-Hydroxy-tenamphetamine” and “4-Methyl-aminorex”, and

(b)in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4, after “Mefenorex” there shall be inserted “Midazolam”.

Kenneth Baker

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Home Office

21st December 1990

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1985 by adding, to Schedule 1, N -Hydroxy-tenamphetamine and 4-Methyl-aminorex and, to Schedule 4, Midazolam. These drugs become subject to control under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 by virtue of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/2589).

(2)

S.I. 1985/2066, as amended by S.I. 1986/2330, 1988/916, 1989/1460.