2011 No. 447

Dangerous Drugs, England And Wales
Dangerous Drugs, Scotland

The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) Order 2011

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(4) and (5) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 19711 and after consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in accordance with section 7(7) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and extent1

1

This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) Order 2011 and shall come into force on 28th March 2011.

2

This Order extends to England, Wales and Scotland.

Amendment to the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order 20012

In paragraph 1(a) of Part 1 of the Schedule to the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order 20012, omit “4-methylmethcathinone”.

Revocation3

Paragraph (a) of article 2 of the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) Order 20103 is revoked.

James BrokenshireParliamentary Under-Secretary of StateHome Office
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 2001 by removing 4‑methylmethcathinone from paragraph 1(a) of Part 1 of the Schedule to that Order – 4‑methylmethcathinone will though fall within paragraph 1(q) - and revokes paragraph (a) of article 2 of the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) Order 2010.