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Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

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Controlled drugs and their classification

2Controlled drugs and their classification for purposes of this Act

(1)In this Act—

(a)tile expression " controlled drug " means any substance or product for the time being specified in Part I. II, or III of Schedule 2 to this Act; and

(b)the expressions " Class A drug " Class B drug " and " Class C drug " mean any of the substances and products for the time being specified respectively in Part I, Part II and Part III of that Schedule;

and the provisions of Part IV of that Schedule shall have effect with respect to the meanings of expressions used in that Schedule.

(2)Her Majesty may by Order in Council make such amendments in Schedule 2 to this Act as may be requisite for the purpose of adding any substance or product to, or removing any substance or product from, any of Parts I to III of that Schedule, including amendments for securing that no substance or product is for the time being specified in a particular one of those Parts or for inserting any substance or product into any of those Parts in which no substance or product is for the time being specified.

(3)An Order in Council under this section may amend Part IV of Schedule 2 to this Act, and may do so whether or not it amends any other Part of that Schedule.

(4)An Order in Council under this section may be varied or revoked by a subsequent Order in Council thereunder.

(5)No recommendation shall be made to Her Majesty in Council to make an Order under this section unless a draft of the Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament; and the Secretary of State shall not lay a draft of such an Order before Parliament except after consultation with or on the recommendation of the Advisory Council.

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