The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001

2. Introductory Text

1. Citation and commencement.

3. 2. Interpretation.

4. 3. Specification of controlled drugs for purposes of Regulations.

5. 4. Exceptions for drugs in Schedules 4 and 5 and poppy-straw.

6. 5. Licences to produce etc. controlled drugs.

7. 6. General authority to supply and possess.

8. 7. Administration of drugs in Schedules 2, 3, 4 and 5.

9. 8. Production and supply of drugs in Schedules 2 and 5.

10. 9. Production and supply of drugs in Schedules 3 and 4.

11. 10. Possession of drugs in Schedules 2, 3 and 4.

12. 11. Exemption for midwives.

13. 12. Cultivation under licence of cannabis plant.

14. 13. Approval of premises for cannabis smoking for research purposes.

15. 14. Documents to be obtained by supplier of controlled drugs.

16. 15. Form of prescriptions.

17. 16. Provisions as to supply on prescription.

18. 17. Exemption for certain prescriptions.

19. 18. Marking of bottles and other containers.

20. 19. Record-keeping requirements in respect of drugs in Schedules 1 and 2.

21. 20. Requirements as to registers.

22. 21. Record-keeping requirements in respect of drugs in Schedule 2 in particular cases.

23. 22. Record-keeping requirements in respect of drugs in Schedules 3 and 4.

24. 23. Preservation of registers, books and other documents.

25. 24. Preservation of records relating to drugs in Schedules 3 and 5.

26. 25. Exempt products.

27. 26. Furnishing of information with respect to controlled drugs.

28. 27. Destruction of controlled drugs.

29. 28. Revocations.

30. Signature

31. SCHEDULES:

    1. Schedule 1

       Controlled drugs subject to the requirements of regulations 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 26 and 27.

    2. Schedule 2

       Controlled drugs subject to the requirements of regulations 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26 and 27.

    3. Schedule 3

       Controlled drugs subject to the requirements of regulations 14, 15 (except temazepam), 16, 18, 22, 23, 24, 26 and 27.

    4. Schedule 4

       1. Part I Controlled drugs subject to the requirements of regulations 22, 23, 26 and 27.

       2. Part II Controlled drugs excepted from the prohibition on possession when in the form of a medicinal product; excluded from the application of offences arising from the prohibition on importation and exportation when imported or exported in the form of a medicinal product by any person for administration to himself; and subject to the requirements of regulations 22, 23, 26 and 27.

    5. Schedule 5

       Controlled drugs excepted from the prohibition on importation, exportation and possession and subject to the requirements of regulations 24 and 26.

    6. Schedule 6

       Form of register.

    7. Schedule 7

       Regulations revoked.

32. Explanatory Note