The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2009

Amendment to the 2001 Regulations

4.—(1) In Schedule 1 (which specifies controlled drugs subject to the requirements of regulations 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 26 and 27)—

(a) in paragraph 1(a)—

(i) after “Concentrate of poppy-straw”, insert—

“[2,3–Dihydro–5–methyl–3–(4–morpholinylmethyl)pyrrolo[1, 2, 3–de]–1,4–benzoxazin–6–yl]–1–naphthalenylmethanone

3–Dimethylheptyl–11–hydroxyhexahydrocannabinol”;

(ii) after “Fungus (of any kind) which contains psilocin or an ester of psilocin”, insert—

“[9–Hydroxy–6–methyl–3–[5–phenylpentan–2–yl] oxy–5, 6, 6a, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10a–octahydrophenanthridin–1–yl] acetate

9-(Hydroxymethyl)–6, 6–dimethyl–3–(2–methyloctan–2–yl)–6a, 7, 10, 10a–tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen–1–ol”;

(b) after paragraph 1(f), insert—

“(g) 1–benzylpiperazine or any compound (not being a compound for the time being specified in Schedule 4) structurally derived from 1–benzylpiperazine or 1–phenylpiperazine by modification in any of the following ways—

(i) by substitution at the second nitrogen atom of the piperazine ring with alkyl, benzyl, haloalkyl or phenyl groups;

(ii) by substitution in the aromatic ring to any extent with alkyl, alkoxy, alkylenedioxy, halide or haloalkyl groups;

(h) any compound structurally derived from 3–(1–naphthoyl)indole or 1H–indol–3–yl–(1–naphthyl)methane by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring by alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl or 2–(4–morpholinyl)ethyl, whether or not further substituted in the indole ring to any extent and whether or not substituted in the naphthyl ring to any extent;

(i) any compound structurally derived from 3–(1–naphthoyl)pyrrole by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the pyrrole ring by alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl or 2–(4–morpholinyl)ethyl, whether or not further substituted in the pyrrole ring to any extent and whether or not substituted in the naphthyl ring to any extent;

(j) any compound structurally derived from 1–(1–naphthylmethyl)indene by substitution at the 3–position of the indene ring by alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl or 2–(4–morpholinyl)ethyl, whether or not further substituted in the indene ring to any extent and whether or not substituted in the naphthyl ring to any extent;

(k) any compound structurally derived from 3–phenylacetylindole by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring with alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl or 2–(4–morpholinyl)ethyl, whether or not further substituted in the indole ring to any extent and whether or not substituted in the phenyl ring to any extent;

(l) any compound structurally derived from 2–(3–hydroxycyclohexyl)phenol by substitution at the 5–position of the phenolic ring by alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl or 2–(4–morpholinyl)ethyl, whether or not further substituted in the cyclohexyl ring to any extent.”

(2) In paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 (which specifies controlled drugs subject to the requirements of regulations 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26 and 27)—

(a) after “Myrophine”, insert “Nabilone”;

(b) after “Norpipanone”, insert “Oripavine”.

(3) In paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 4 (which specifies controlled drugs subject to the requirements of regulations 22, 23, 26 and 27), after “Chlordiazepoxide”, insert—

“1–(3–chlorophenyl)piperazine

1–(3–chlorophenyl)–4–(3–chloropropyl)piperazine”.

(4) In Part 2 of Schedule 4 (controlled drugs excepted from the prohibition on possession when in the form of a medicinal product)—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) before “4–Androstene–3,17–dione”, insert—

“5α–Androstane–3,17–diol

Androst-4-ene-3,17-diol

1–Androstenediol

1–Androstenedione”;

(ii) after “4–Androstene–3,17–dione”, insert “5–Androstenedione”;

(iii) after “Boldenone”, insert “Boldione”;

(iv) after “Clostebol”, insert—

“Danazol

Desoxymethyltestosterone”;

(v) after “Furazabol”, insert—

“Gestrinone

3–Hydroxy–5α–androstan–17–one”;

(vi) after “Nandrolone”, insert “19–Norandrostenedione”;

(vii) after “19–Nor–5–Androstene–3,17–diol”, insert “19–Norandrosterone”;

(viii) after “Norethandrolone”, insert “19–Noretiocholanolone”;

(ix) after “Propetandrol”, insert “Prostanozol”;

(x) after “Testosterone”, insert “Tetrahydrogestrinone”;

(b) in paragraph 4, after “Somatropin”, insert—

“Zeranol

Zilpaterol”.