The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2018 No. 3

Dangerous Drugs

The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018

Made

10th January 2018

Coming into operation

31st January 2018

The Department of Health(1) makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(4) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971(2), as adapted by section 7(9) of that Act and now vested in it(3) and after consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in accordance with section 7(7) of that Act.

(1)

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety was renamed the Department of Health by section 1(5) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5) (N.I.)

(2)

1971 c.38, as amended by section 151 of, and Schedule 17 to, the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13)

(3)

S.R.&O. (N.I.) 1973 No. 504, Article 5(a) and S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.), Article 3(6)