EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order further amends the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001. 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. Cannabis is designated in paragraph 1(a) of Part I of the Schedule to the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 as a drug to which section 7(4) applies, and this Order specifically excludes the cannabis-based medicine “Sativex” from such designation.
A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available and is published with the Explanatory Memorandum alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.