This Statutory Rule has been made in consequence of defects in Statutory Rule 2006 No. 264 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Rule.

2006 No. 334

DANGEROUS DRUGS

The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Made11th August 2006

Coming into operation1st September 2006

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7, 10, and 31 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 19711, as adapted by section 38 of that Act and now vested in it2.

In accordance with section 31(3) of that Act, it has consulted with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.

Citation and commencementI11

These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2006.

InterpretationI22

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19543 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Amendment of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

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The Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20024 shall be amended in accordance with regulations 4 to 7.

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In regulation 2—

a

for the definition of ““private prescribing”, substitute

“private prescribing” means issuing prescriptions other than health prescriptions or veterinary prescriptions;

b

after the definition of “supplementary prescriber” insert—

“veterinary prescription” means a prescription issued by a veterinary surgeon or veterinary practitioner for the purposes of animal treatment;

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1

In regulation 15(1)—

a

in sub-paragraph (aa), 5, after “health prescription” insert “ or a veterinary prescription”;

b

after sub-paragraph (aa), insert—

ab
except in the case of a health prescription or a veterinary prescription, specify the prescriber identification number of the person issuing it;

c

in sub-paragraph (c), omit “prescriber identification number and the”.

2

In regulation 15(1A)6, after “health prescription” insert “or a veterinary prescription”.

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In regulation 16—

a

in paragraph (1)(a), for “subject to paragraphs (1A) and 1C)”, substitute

subject to paragraphs (1A) and (1C)

b

in paragraph (2), for “unless it is a health prescription”, substitute “if it is a veterinary prescription,”.

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1

In regulation 23(3)—

a

for “or prescription (other than a health prescription)”, substitute “and veterinary prescription”;

b

after “regulations”, insert “, and every prescription (other than a health prescription) on which a controlled drug specified in Schedules 4 or 5 is so supplied,”.

2

In regulation 23(4), after “health prescription” insert “or a veterinary prescription”.

Amendment of the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006F18

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Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 11th August 2006.

Andrew ElliottA Senior Officer of theDepartment of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireand) 2002 (“the 2002 Regulations”) to correct defects in the amendments made to those Regulations by the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (“the 2006 Regulations”).

The 2006 Regulations introduced requirements that all private prescriptions containing controlled drugs in Schedules 1, 2 or 3 to the 2002 Regulations must be issued on a standard form which includes the prescriber identification number of the person issuing it, and that all such prescriptions must be submitted to the relevant National Health agency after the drug has been supplied.

The 2006 Regulations omitted however to exclude veterinary prescriptions from these requirements and regulations 4, 5 and 7(2) of these Regulations amend the 2002 Regulations to make the necessary exclusions.

Regulation 6(b) amends regulations 16(2) and Regulation 7 amends Regulation 23 of the 2002 Regulations, which contain requirements relating to the retention of private prescriptions, to remove from these requirements prescriptions (other than veterinary prescriptions) containing controlled drugs in Schedules 1, 2 or 3 to the 2002 Regulations.

Regulation 8 amends the commencement date in regulation 2(2) of the 2006 Regulations so that regulations 8(1) and 11 of those Regulations will come into operation on 1st January 2008.