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Section 1.
1(1)The members of the Advisory Council, of whom there shall be not less than twenty, shall be appointed by the Secretary of State after consultation with such organisations as he considers appropriate, and shall include—U.K.
(a)in relation to each of the activities specified in sub-paragraph (2) below, at least one person appearing to the Secretary of State to have wide and recent experience of that activity; and
(b)persons appearing to the Secretary of State to have wide and recent experience of social problems connected with the misuse of drugs.
(2)The activities referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) above are—
(a)the practice of medicine (other than veterinary medicine);
(b)the practice of dentistry;
(c)the practice of veterinary medicine;
(d)the practice of pharmacy;
(e)the pharmaceutical industry;
(f)chemistry other than pharmaceutical chemistry.
(3)The Secretary of State shall appoint one of the members of the Advisory Council to be chairman of the Council.
2U.K.The Advisory Council may appoint committees, which may consist in part of persons who are not members of the Council, to consider and report to the Council on any matter referred to them by the Council.
3U.K.At meetings of the Advisory Council the quorum shall be seven, and subject to that the Council may determine their own procedure.
4U.K.The Secretary of State may pay to the members of the Advisory Council such remuneration (if any) and such travelling and other allowances as may be determined by him with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service.
5U.K.Any expenses incurred by the Advisory Council with the approval of the Secretary of State shall be defrayed by the Secretary of State.
Section 2.
1U.K.The following substances and products, namely:—
[F1(a)]
Acetorphine.
[F2Alfentanil.]
Allylprodine.
Alphacetylmethadol.
Alphameprodine.
Alphamethadol.
Alphaprodine.
Anileridine.
Benzethidine.
Benzylmorphine (3-benzylmorphine).
Betacetylmethadol.
Betameprodine.
Betamethadol.
Betaprodine.
Bezitramide.
Bufotenine.
F3...
F4...
[F5Carfentanil.]
Clonitazene.
Coca leaf.
Cocaine.
Desomorphine.
Dextromoramide.
Diamorphine.
Diampromide.
Diethylthiambutene.
[F6Difenoxin (1-(3-cyano-3,3-diphenylpropyl)-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid).]
DihydrocodeinoneO-carboxymethyloxime.
[F7Dihydroetorphine]
Dimenoxadole.
Dimepheptanol.
Dimethylthiambutene.
Dioxaphetyl butyrate.
Diphenoxylate.
Dipipanone.
[F8Drotebanol (3,4-dimethoxy-17-methylmorphinan-6b, 14-diol).]
Ecgonine, and any derivative of ecgonine which is convertible to ecgonine or to cocaine.
Ethylmethylthiambutene.
[F2Eticyclidine.]
Etonitazene.
Etorphine.
Etoxeridine.
[F9Etryptamine]
Fentanyl.
[F10Fungus (of any kind) which contains psilocin or an ester of psilocin.]
Furethidine.
Hydrocodone.
Hydromorphinol.
Hydromorphone.
Hydroxypethidine.
Isomethadone.
Ketobemidone.
Levomethorphan.
Levomoramide.
Levophenacylmorphan.
Levorphanol.
[F5Lofentanil]
Lysergamide.
Lysergide and otherN-alkyl derivatives of lysergamide.
Mescaline.
Metazocine.
Methadone.
Methadyl acetate.
[F11Methylamphetamine]
Methyldesorphine.
Methyldihydromorphine (6-methyldihydromorphine).
Metopon.
Morpheridine.
Morphine.
Morphine methobromide, morphineN-oxide and other pentavalent nitrogen morphine derivatives.
Myrophine.
F12. . .
Nicomorphine (3,6-dinicotinoylmorphine).
Noracymethadol.
Norlevorphanol.
Normethadone.
Normorphine.
Norpipanone.
Opium, whether raw, prepared or medicinal.
Oxycodone.
Oxymorphone.
Pethidine.
Phenadoxone.
Phenampromide.
Phenazocine.
[F13Phencyclidine.]
Phenomorphan.
Phenoperidine.
Piminodine.
Piritramide.
Poppy-straw and concentrate of poppy-straw.
Proheptazine.
Properidine (1-methyl-4-phenyl-piperidine-4-carboxylic acid isopropyl ester).
Psilocin.
Racemethorphan.
Racemoramide.
Racemorphan.
[F14Remifentanil]
[F2Rolicyclidine.]
[F15Sufentanil.]
[F2Tenocylidine.]
Thebacon.
Thebaine.
[F15Tilidate.]
Trimeperidine.
[F164-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxy-a-methylphenethylamine].
4-Cyano-2-dimethylamino-4,4-diphenylbutane.
4-Cyano-1-methyl-4-phenyl-piperidine.
N,N-Diethyltryptamine.
N,N-Dimethyltryptamine.
2,5-Dimethoxy-a,4-dimethylphenethylamine.
[F17N-Hydroxy-tenamphetamine.]
1-Methyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid.
2-Methyl-3-morpholino-1, 1-diphenylpropanecarboxylic acid.
[F184-Methyl-aminorex]
4-Phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester.
[F19(b)any compound (not being a compound for the time being specified in sub-paragraph (a) above) structurally derived from tryptamine or from a ring-hydroxy tryptamine by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the sidechain with one or more alkyl substituents but no other substituent;
[F20(ba)the following phenethylamine derivatives, namely:—
Allyl( a -methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyphenethyl)amine
2-Amino-1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylphenyl)ethanol
2-Amino-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethanol
Benzyl( a -methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyphenethyl)amine
4-Bromo- b ,2,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine
N -(4- sec -Butylthio-2,5-dimethoxyphenethyl)hydroxylamine
Cyclopropylmethyl( a -methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyphenethyl)amine
2-(4,7-Dimethoxy-2,3-dihydro-1 H -indan-5-yl)ethylamine
2-(4,7-Dimethoxy-2,3-dihydro-1 H -indan-5-yl)-1-methylethylamine
2-(2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylphenyl)cyclopropylamine
2-(1,4-Dimethoxy-2-naphthyl)ethylamine
2-(1,4-Dimethoxy-2-naphthyl)-1-methylethylamine
N -(2,5-Dimethoxy-4-propylthiophenethyl)hydroxylamine
2-(1,4-Dimethoxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthyl)ethylamine
2-(1,4-Dimethoxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthyl)-1-methylethylamine
a , a -Dimethyl-3,4-methylenedioxyphenethylamine
a , a -Dimethyl-3,4-methylenedioxyphenethyl(methyl)amine
Dimethyl( a -methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyphenethyl)amine
N -(4-Ethylthio-2,5-dimethoxyphenethyl)hydroxylamine
4-Iodo-2,5-dimethoxy- a -methylphenethyl(dimethyl)amine
2-(1,4-Methano-5,8-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6-naphthyl)ethylamine
2-(1,4-Methano-5,8-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6-naphthyl)-1-methylethylamine
2-(5-Methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[ b ]furan-6-yl)-1-methylethylamine
2-Methoxyethyl( a -methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyphenethyl)amine
2-(5-Methoxy-2-methyl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[ b ]furan-6-yl)-1-methylethylamine
b -Methoxy-3,4-methylenedioxyphenethylamine
1-(3,4-Methylenedioxybenzyl)butyl(ethyl)amine
1-(3,4-Methylenedioxybenzyl)butyl(methyl)amine
2-( a -Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyphenethylamino)ethanol
a -Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyphenethyl(prop-2-ynyl)amine
N -Methyl- N -( a -methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyphenethyl)hydroxylamine
O -Methyl- N -( a -methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyphenethyl)hydroxylamine
a -Methyl-4-(methylthio)phenethylamine
b ,3,4,5-Tetramethoxyphenethylamine
b ,2,5-Trimethoxy-4-methylphenethylamine; ]
(c) any compound (not being methoxyphenamine or a compound for the time being specified in sub-paragraph (a) above) structurally derived from phenethylamine an N -alkylphenethylamine,a-methylphenethylamine, an N -alkyl-a-methylphenethylamine,a-ethylphenethylamine, or an N -alkyl-a-ethylphenethylamine by substitution in the ring to any extent with alkyl, alkoxy, alkylenedioxy or halide substituents, whether or not further substituted in the ring by one or more other univalent substituents. ]
[F21(d)any compound (not being a compound for the time being specified in sub-paragraph (a) above) structurally derived from fentanyl by modification in any of the following ways, that is to say,
(i)by replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any heteromonocycle whether or not further substituted in the heterocycle;
(ii)by substitution in the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, halogeno, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups;
(iii)by substitution in the piperidine ring with alkyl or alkenyl groups;
(iv)by substitution in the aniline ring with alkyl, alkoxy, alkylenedioxy, halogeno or haloalkyl groups;
(v)by substitution at the 4-position of the piperidine ring with any alkoxycarbonyl or alkoxyalkyl or acyloxy group;
(vi)by replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group;
(e)any compound (not being a compound for the time being specified in sub-paragraph (a) above) structurally derived from pethidine by modification in any of the following ways, that is to say,
(i)by replacement of the 1-methyl group by an acyl, alkyl whether or not unsaturated, benzyl or phenethyl group, whether or not further substituted;
(ii)by substitution in the piperidine ring with alkyl or alkenyl groups or with a propano bridge, whether or not further substituted;
(iii)by substitution in the 4-phenyl ring wiith alkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, halogeno or haloalkyl groups;
(iv)by replacement of the 4-ethoxycarbonyl by any other alkoxycarbonyl or any alkoxyalkyl or acyloxy group;
(v)by formation of an N-oxide or of a quaternary base.]
Textual Amendments
F1"(a)" inserted by S.I. 1977/1243, art. 3(a)
F2Word inserted by S.I. 1984/859, art. 2(2)
F3Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(a) deleted (29.1.2004) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) (No. 2) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/3201), art. 2(2)
F4Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(a) deleted (29.1.2004) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) (No. 2) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/3201), art. 2(2)
F5Word inserted by S.I. 1986/2230, art. 2(2)(a)
F6Word inserted by S.I. 1975/421, art. 3
F7Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(a) inserted (1.7.2003) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1243), art. 2(2)(a)
F8Word inserted by S.I. 1973/771, art. 2
F9Word in Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 1(a) inserted (1.5.1998) by S.I. 1998/750, art. 2(2)
F10Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1 inserted (18.7.2005) by Drugs Act 2005 (c. 17), s. 21
F11Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(a) inserted (18.1.2007) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3331), art. 2(1)
F12Words repealed by S.I. 1973/771, art. 2
F13Word inserted by S.I. 1979/299, art. 2
F14Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(a) inserted (1.7.2003) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1243), art. 2(2)(b)
F15Word inserted by S.I. 1983/765, art. 2(a)
F16Words inserted by S.I. 1975/421, art. 3
F17Word inserted by S.I. 1990/2589, art. 2(a)(i)
F18Word inserted by S.I. 1990/2589, art. 2(a)(ii)
F19Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 1(b)(c) added by S.I. 1977/1243, art. 3(b)
F20Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 1(ba) inserted (1.2.2002) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3932), art. 2(2)
F21Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 1(d)(e) added by S.I. 1986/2230, art. 2(2)(b)
2U.K.Any stereoisomeric form of a substance for the time being specified in paragraph 1 above not being dextromethorphan or dextrorphan.
3U.K.Any ester or ether of a substance for the time being specified in paragraph 1 or 2 above [F22not being a substance for the time being specified in Part II of this Schedule].
Textual Amendments
F22Words inserted by S.I. 1973/771, art. 2
4U.K.Any salt of a substance for the time being specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 3 above.
5U.K.Any preparation or other product containing a substance or product for the time being specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 4 above.
6U.K.Any preparation designed for administration by injection which includes a substance or product for the time being specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 3 of Part II of this Schedule.
1U.K.The following substances and products, namely:—
[F23(a)]
Acetyldihydrocodeine.
Amphetamine.
[F24Cannabinol]
[F24Cannabinol derivatives]
[F24Cannabis and cannabis resin]
F25...
Codeine.
F26. . .
Dihydrocodeine.
Ethylmorphine (3-ethylmorphine).
[F27Glutethimide.]
[F27Lefetamine.]
[F28Mecloqualone.]
[F28Methaqualone.]
[F29Methcathinone]
[F304–Methylmethcathinone]
F31...
[F32a-Methylphenethylhydroxylamine]
Methylphenidate.
[F28Methylphenobarbitone.]
Nicocodine.
[F33Nicodicodine (6-nicotinoyldihydrocodeine).]
Norcodeine.
[F34Pentazocine.]
Phenmetrazine.
Pholcodine.
[F35Propiram.]
[F29Zipeprol]
[F36(aa)Any compound (not being bupropion, cathinone, diethylpropion, pyrovalerone or a compound for the time being specified in sub–paragraph (a) above) structurally derived from 2–amino–1–phenyl–1–propanone by modification in any of the following ways, that is to say,
(i)by substitution in the phenyl ring to any extent with alkyl, alkoxy, alkylenedioxy, haloalkyl or halide substituents, whether or not further substituted in the phenyl ring by one or more other univalent substituents;
(ii)by substitution at the 3–position with an alkyl substituent;
(iii)by substitution at the nitrogen atom with alkyl or dialkyl groups, or by inclusion of the nitrogen atom in a cyclic structure.]
[F37(ab)Any compound structurally derived from 2–aminopropan–1–one by substitution at the 1-position with any monocyclic, or fused‑polycyclic ring system (not being a phenyl ring or alkylenedioxyphenyl ring system), whether or not the compound is further modified in any of the following ways, that is to say,
(i)by substitution in the ring system to any extent with alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl or halide substituents, whether or not further substituted in the ring system by one or more other univalent substituents;
(ii)by substitution at the 3–position with an alkyl substituent;
(iii)by substitution at the 2‑amino nitrogen atom with alkyl or dialkyl groups, or by inclusion of the 2‑amino nitrogen atom in a cyclic structure.]
[F23(b)any 5,5 disubstituted barbituric acid.]
[F38(c)[2,3–Dihydro–5–methyl–3–(4–morpholinylmethyl)pyrrolo[1, 2, 3–de]–1,4–benzoxazin–6–yl]–1–naphthalenylmethanone.
3–Dimethylheptyl–11–hydroxyhexahydrocannabinol.
[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.
Nabilone.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.]
Textual Amendments
F23Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 1(b) added by S.I. 1984/859, art. 2(3)
F24Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 1(a) inserted (26.1.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3130), art. 2(2)(a)
F25Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 1(a) deleted (29.1.2004) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) (No. 2) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/3201), art. 2(3)
F26Word repealed by S.I. 1985/1995, art. 2(2)(a)
F27Word inserted by S.I. 1985/1995, art. 2(2)(b)
F28Word inserted by S.I. 1984/859, art. 2(3)
F29Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 1(a) inserted (1.5.1998) by S.I. 1998/750, art. 2(3)
F30Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 1(a) inserted (16.4.2010) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1207), art. 2(a)
F31Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 1(a) repealed (18.1.2007) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2006 (S.I.2006/3331), art. 2(2)
F32Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 1(a) inserted (1.2.2002) by S.I. 2001/3932, art. 2(3)
F33Words inserted by S.I. 1973/771, art. 2
F34Word inserted by S.I. 1985/1995, art. 2(2)(c)
F35Word inserted by S.I. 1973/771, art. 2
F36Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 1(aa) inserted (16.4.2010) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1207), art. 2(b)
F37Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 1(ab) inserted (23.7.2010) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment No. 2) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1833), art. 2
F38Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 1(c) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(2)(a)
2U.K.Any stereoisomeric form of a substance for the time being specified in paragraph 1 of this Part of this Schedule.
[F392A.U.K.Any ester or ether of cannabinol or of a cannabinol derivative [F40or of a substance for the time being specified in paragraph 1(c) of this Part of this Schedule.] .]
Textual Amendments
F39Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 2A inserted (26.1.2009) by Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3130), arts. 1(1), 2(2)(b)
F40Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 2A inserted (23.12.2009) by Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), arts. 1, 2(2)(b)
3U.K.Any salt of a substance for the time being specified in paragraph 1 [F41, 2 or 2A] of this Part of this Schedule.
Textual Amendments
F41Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 3 substituted ( 26.1.2009 ) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3130), art. 2(2)(c)
4U.K.Any preparation or other product containing a substance or product for the time being specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 3 of this Part of this Schedule, not being a preparation falling within paragraph 6 of Part I of this Schedule.
1U.K.The following substances, namely:—
[F43Alprazolam.]
[F44Aminorex]
Benzphetamine.
[F43Bromazepam.]
[F44Brotizolam]
[F45Buprenorphine]
[F43Camazepam.]
F46...
F47...
F48...
[F49Cathine.]
[F49Cathinone.]
[F43Chlordiazepoxide.]
Chlorphentermine.
[F43Clobazam.]
[F43Clorazepic acid.]
[F43Clonazepam.]
[F43Clotiazepam.]
[F43Cloxazolam.]
[F43Delorazepam.]
[F50Dextropropoxyphene.]
[F43Diazepam.]
[F51Diethylpropion.]
[F43Estazolam.]
[F43Ethchlorvynol.]
[F43Ethinamate.]
[F43Ethyl loflazepate.]
[F49Fencamfamin.]
[F49Fenethylline.]
[F49Fenproporex.]
[F43Fludiazepam.]
[F43Flunitrazepam.]
[F43Flurazepam.]
[F52Gamma–butyrolactone]
[F43Halazepam.]
[F43Haloxazolam.]
[F534-Hydroxy-n-butyric acid]
[F54Ketamine]
[F43Ketazolam.]
[F43Loprazolam.]
[F43Lorazepam.]
[F43Lormetazepam.]
[F43Mazindol.]
[F43Medazepam.]
[F49Mefenorex.]
F55. . .
Mephentermine.
[F43Meprobamate.]
[F44Mesocarb]
F56. . .
[F43Methyprylone.]
[F57Midazolam.]
[F43Nimetazepam.]
[F43Nitrazepam.]
[F43Nordazepam.]
[F43Oxazepam.]
[F43Oxazolam.]
[F58Pemoline.]
F55. . .
Phendimetrazine.
[F43Phentermine.]
[F43Pinazepam.]
F55. . .
Pipradrol.
[F43Prazepam.]
F55. . .
F59. . .
[F49Pyrovalerone.]
[F43Temazepam.]
[F43Tetrazepam.]
[F43Triazolam.]
[F49N-Ethylamphetamine.]
[F60Zolpidem]
[F63Androst-4-ene-3,17-diol.]
[F641–Androstenediol.]
[F651–Androstenedione]
[F664-Androstene-3, 17-dione]
[F675–Androstenedione.]
[F665-Androstene-3, 17-diol]
Atamestane.
Bolandiol.
Bolasterone.
Bolazine.
Boldenone.
[F68Boldione.]
Bolenol.
Bolmantalate.
[F691,4–Butanediol.]
Calusterone.
4-Chloromethandienone.
Clostebol.
[F70Danazol.]
[F71Desoxymethyltestosterone]
Drostanolone.
Enestebol.
Epitiostanol.
Ethyloestrenol.
Fluoxymesterone.
Formebolone.
Furazabol.
[F72Gestrinone.]
[F733–Hydroxy–5α–androstan–17–one.]
Mebolazine.
Mepitiostane.
Mesabolone.
Mestanolone.
Mesterolone.
Methandienone.
Methandriol.
Methenolone.
Methyltestosterone.
Metribolone.
Mibolerone.
Nandrolone.
[F7419–Norandrostenedione.]
[F7519-Nor-4-Androstene-3, 17-dione]
[F7619–Norandrosterone.]
[F7519-Nor-5-Androstene-3, 17-diol]
Norboletone.
Norclostebol.
Norethandrolone.
[F7719–Noretiocholanolone.]
[F78Oripavine.]
Ovandrotone.
Oxabolone.
Oxandrolone.
Oxymesterone.
Oxymetholone.
Prasterone.
Propetandrol.
[F79Prostanozol]
Quinbolone.
Roxibolone.
Silandrone.
Stanolone.
Stanozolol.
Stenbolone.
Testosterone.
[F80Tetrahydrogestrinone.]
Thiomesterone.
Trenbolone.
(c)any compound (not being Trilostane or a compound for the time being specified in sub-paragraph (b) above) structurally derived from 17-hydroxyandrostan-3-one or from 17-hydroxyestran-3-one by modification in any of the following ways, that is to say,
(i)by further substitution at position 17 by a methyl or ethyl group;
(ii)by substitution to any extent at one or more of positions 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 or 16, but at no other position;
(iii)by unsaturation in the carbocyclic ring system to any extent, provided that there are no more than two ethylenic bonds in any one carbocyclic ring;
(iv)by fusion of ring A with a heterocyclic system;
[F81(ca )1–benzylpiperazine or any compound 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.]
(d)any substance which is an ester or ether (or, where more than one hydroxyl function is available, both an ester and an ether) of a substance specified in sub-paragraph (b) or described in sub-paragraph (c) above F82...;
(e)Chorionic Gonadotrophin (HCG).
Clenbuterol.
Non-human chorionic gonadotrophin.
Somatotropin.
Somatrem.
Somatropin.
[F83Zeranol.]
[F84Zilpaterol.]]
Textual Amendments
F42"(a)" inserted (1.9.1996) by S.I. 1996/1300, art. 2(2)(a)
F43Word inserted by S.I. 1985/1995, art. 2(3)
F44Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(a) inserted (1.5.1998) by S.I. 1998/750, art. 2(4)
F45Word inserted by S.I. 1989/1340, art. 2(a)
F46Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(a) repealed (26.1.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3130), art. 2(3)(a)
F47Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(a) repealed (26.1.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3130), art. 2(3)(a)
F48Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(a) repealed (26.1.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3130), art. 2(3)(a)
F49Word inserted by S.I. 1986/2230, art. 2(3)
F50Word inserted by S.I. 1983/765, art. 2(a)
F51Word inserted by S.I. 1984/859, art. 2(4)(a)
F52Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(a) inserted (23.12.2009 ) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(a)
F53Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(a) inserted (1.7.2003) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1243), arts. 1, 2(3)(a)
F54Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(a) inserted (1.1.2006) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3178), art. 2
F55Words repealed by S.I. 1973/771, art. 2
F56Word repealed by S.I. 1984/859, art. 2(4)(a)
F57Word inserted by S.I. 1990/2589, art. 2(b)
F58Word inserted by S.I. 1989/1340, art. 2(b)
F59Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para.1 omitted (1.9.1995) by virtue of S.I. 1995/1966, art. 2
F60Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(a) inserted (1.7.2003) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1243), arts. 1, 2(3)(b)
F61Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(b)-(e) added (1.9.1996) by S.I. 1996/1300, art. 2(2)(b)
F62Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(b) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(b)(i)
F63Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(b) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(b)(i)
F64Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(b) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(b)(i)
F65Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(b) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(b)(i)
F66Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(b) inserted (1.7.2003) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1243), arts. 1, 2(4)(a)
F67Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(b) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(b)(ii)
F68Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(b) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(b)(iii)
F69Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(b) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(b)(iv)
F70Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(b) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(b)(v)
F71Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(b) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(b)(v)
F72Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(b) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(b)(vi)
F73Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(b) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(b)(vi)
F74Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(b) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(b)(vii)
F75Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(b) inserted (1.7.2003) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1243), arts. 1, 2(4)(b)
F76Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(b) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(b)(viii)
F77Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(b) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(b)(ix)
F78Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(b) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(b)(ix)
F79Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(b) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(b)(x)
F80Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(b) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(b)(xi)
F81Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(ca) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(c)
F82Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(d) repealed (26.1.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3130), art. 2(3)(b)
F83Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(e) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(d)
F84Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(e) inserted (23.12.2009) by The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3209), art. 2(3)(d)
2U.K.Any stereoisomeric form of a substance for the time being specified in paragraph 1 of this Part of this Schedule [F85not being phenylpropanolamine.]
Textual Amendments
F85Words added by S.I. 1986/2230, art. 2(4)
3U.K.Any salt of a substance for the time being specified in paragraph 1 or 2 of this Part of this Schedule.
4U.K.Any preparation or other product containing a substance for the time being specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 3 of this Part of this Schedule.
For the purposes of this Schedule the following expressions (which are not among those defined in section 37(1) of this Act) have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say—
“cannabinol derivatives” means the following substances, except where contained in cannabis or cannabis resin, namely tetrahydro derivatives of cannabinol and 3-alkyl homologues of cannabinol or of its tetrahydro derivatives;
“coca leaf” means the leaf of any plant of the genusErythroxylonfrom whose leaves cocaine can be extracted either directly or by chemical transformation;
“concentrate of poppy-straw” means the material produced when poppy-straw has entered into a process for the concentration of its alkaloids;
“medicinal opium” means raw opium which has undergone the process necessary to adapt it for medicinal use in accordance with the requirements of the British Pharmacopoeia, whether it is in the form of powder or is granulated or is in any other form, and whether it is or is not mixed with neutral substances;
“opium poppy” means the plant of the speciesPapaver somniferum L;
“poppy straw” means all parts, except the seeds, of the opium poppy, after mowing;
“raw opium” includes powdered or granulated opium but does not include medicinal opium.
Section 16.
1(1)A tribunal shall consist of five persons of whom—U.K.
(a)one shall be
[F86(i)a person who satisfies the judicial-appointment eligibility condition on a 5-year basis;]
[F87(ii)an advocate or solicitor in Scotland of at least [F885] years’ standing; or
(iii)a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland or [F89solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland] of at least [F905] years’ standing,]
appointed by the Lord Chancellor to be the chairman of the tribunal; and
(b)the other four shall be persons appointed by the Secretary of State from among members of the respondent’s profession nominated for the purposes of this Schedule by any of the relevant bodies mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) below.
(2)The relevant bodies aforesaid are—
(a)where the respondent is a doctor, the General Medical Council, the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Edinburgh, the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of England and Edinburgh, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgow), the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal Medico-Psychological Association and the British Medical Association;
(b)where the respondent is a dentist, the General Dental Council and the British Dental Association;
(c)where the respondent is a veterinary practitioner or veterinary surgeon, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and the British Veterinary Association.
[F91(2A)The chairman of a tribunal shall vacate his office on the day on which he attains the age of seventy years; but this sub-paragraph is subject to section 26(4) to (6) of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (power to authorise continuance in office up to the age of seventy-five years).]
(3)Sub-paragraph (1) above shall have effect in relation to a tribunal in Scotland as if for the reference to the Lord Chancellor there were substituted as reference to the Lord President of the Court of Session.
Textual Amendments
F86Sch. 3 para. 1(1)(a)(i) substituted (21.7.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), s. 148, Sch. 10 para. 10(2); S.I. 2008/1653, art. 2(d) (with arts. 3 4)
F87Words substituted by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 37), s. 71(2), Sch. 10 para. 33
F88Word in Sch. 3 para. 1(1)(a)(ii) substituted (21.7.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), s. 148, Sch. 10 para. 10(3); S.I. 2008/1653, art. 2(d) (with arts. 3, 4)
F89Words in Sch. 3 para. 1(1)(a)(iii) substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 11 para. 5; S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)
F90Word in Sch. 3 para. 1(1)(a)(iii) substituted (21.7.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), s. 148, Sch. 10 para. 10(3); S.I. 2008/1653, art. 2(d) (with arts. 3, 4)
F91Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 1(2A) inserted (31.3.1995) by 1993 c. 8, s. 26, Sch. 6 para. 42(2) (with sch. 7 paras. 2(2), 3(2), 4); S.I. 1995/631, art.2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 3 para. 1(1)(b): Functions transferred (S.) (1.7.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/1750, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 7)
2U.K.The quorum of a tribunal shall be the chairman and two other members of the tribunal.
3U.K.Proceedings before a tribunal shall be held in private unless the respondent requests otherwise and the tribunal accedes to the request.
4(1)Subject to paragraph 5 below, the Lord Chancellor may make rules as to the procedure to be followed, and the rules of evidence to be observed, in proceedings before tribunals, and in particular—U.K.
(a)for securing that notice that the proceedings are to be brought shall be given to the respondent at such time and in such manner as may be specified by the rules;
(b)for determining who, in addition to the respondent, shall be a party to the proceedings;
(c)for securing that any party to the proceedings shall, if he so requires, be entitled to be heard by the tribunal;
(d)for enabling any party to the proceedings to be represented by counsel or solicitor.
(2)Sub-paragraph (1) above shall have effect in relation to a tribunal in Scotland as if for the reference to the Lord Chancellor there were substituted a reference to the Secretary of State.
(3)The power to make rules under this paragraph shall be exercisable by statutory instrument, which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2Sch. 3 para. 4: Functions transferred (S.) (1.7.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/1750, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 7)
5(1)For the purpose of any proceedings before a tribunal in England or Wales or Northern Ireland the tribunal may administer oaths and any party to the proceedings may sue out writs of subpoena ad testificandum and duces tecum, but no person shall be compelled under any such writ to give any evidence or produce any document which he could not be compelled to give or produce on the trial of an action.U.K.
(2)The provisions of section [F9236 of the [F93Senior Courts Act 1981]] [F94, of section 67 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978], or of the Attendance of Witnesses Act 1854 (which provide special procedures for the issue of such writs so as to be in force throughout the United Kingdom) shall apply in relation to any proceedings before a tribunal in England or Wales or, as the case may be, in Northern Ireland as those provisions apply in relation to causes or matters in the High Court or actions or suits pending in the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland.
(3)For the purpose of any proceedings before a tribunal in Scotland, the tribunal may administer oaths and the Court of Session shall on the application of any party to the proceedings have the like power as in any action in that court to grant warrant for the citation of witnesses and havers to give evidence or to produce documents before the tribunal.
Textual Amendments
F92Words substituted by Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54, SIF 37), Sch. 5
F93Words in Sch. 3 para. 5(2) substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 11 para. 1(2); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)
F94Words inserted by Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23), s. 125(2) Sch. 5 Pt. II(1)
6U.K.Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Schedule, a tribunal may regulate its own procedure.
7U.K.The validity of the proceedings of a tribunal shall not be affected by any defect in the appointment of a member of the tribunal or by reason of the fact that a person not entitled to do so took part in the proceedings.
8U.K.The Secretary of State may pay to any member of a tribunal fees and travelling and other allowances in respect of his services in accordance with such scales and subject to such conditions as the Secretary of State may determine with the approval of the Treasury.
9U.K.The Secretary of State may pay to any person who attends as a witness before the tribunal sums by way of compensation for the loss of his time and travelling and other allowances in accordance with such scales and subject to such conditions as may be determined as aforesaid.
10U.K.If a tribunal recommends to the Secretary of State that the whole or part of the expenses properly incurred by the respondent for the purposes of proceedings before the tribunal should be defrayed out of public funds, the Secretary of State may if he thinks fit make to the respondent such payments in respect of those expenses as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
11U.K.Any expenses incurred by a tribunal with the approval of the Secretary of State shall be defrayed by the Secretary of State.
12U.K.The Secretary of State shall make available to a tribunal such accommodation, the services of such officers and such other facilities as he considers appropriate for the purpose of enabling the tribunal to perform its functions.
13(1)An advisory body shall consist of three persons of whom—U.K.
(a)one shall be a person who is of counsel to Her Majesty and is appointed by the Lord Chancellor to be the chairman of the advisory body; and
(b)another shall be a person appointed by the Secretary of State, being a member of the respondent’s profession who is an officer of a department of the Government of the United Kingdom; and
(c)the other shall be a person appointed by the Secretary of State from among the members of the respondent’s profession nominated as mentioned in paragraph 1 above.
[F95(1A)The chairman of an advisory body shall vacate his office on the day on which he attains the age of seventy years; but this sub-paragraph is subject to section 26(4) to (6) of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (power to authorise continuance in office up to the age of seventy-five years).]
(2)Sub-paragraph (1) above shall have effect in relation to an advisory body in Scotland as if for the reference to the Lord Chancellor there were substituted a reference to the Lord President of the Court of Session.
Textual Amendments
F95Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 13(1A) inserted (31.3.1995) by 1993 c. 8, s. 26, Sch. 6 para. 42(3) (with Sch. 7 paras. 2(2), 3(2), 4); S.I. 1995/631, art.2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3Sch. 3 para. 13: transfer of functions (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 17 para. 3 (with arts. 28-31)
C4Sch. 3 para. 13(1)(b): Functions transferred (S.) (1.7.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/1750, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 7)
14U.K.The respondent shall be entitled to appear before and be heard by the advisory body either in person or by counsel or solicitor.
15U.K.Subject to the provisions of this Part of this Schedule, an advisory body may regulate its own procedure.
16U.K.Paragraphs 3, 7, 8 and 10 to 12 of this Schedule shall apply in relation to an advisory body as they apply in relation to a tribunal.
17U.K.A professional panel shall consist of a chairman and two other persons appointed by the Secretary of State from among the members of the respondent’s profession after consultation with such one or more of the relevant bodies mentioned in paragraph 1(2) above as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C5Sch. 3 para. 17: Functions transferred (S.) (1.7.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/1750, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 7)
18U.K.The respondent shall be entitled to appear before, and be heard by, the professional panel either in person or by counsel or solicitor.
19U.K.Subject to the provisions of this Part of this Schedule, a professional panel may regulate its own procedure.
20U.K.Paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 of this Schedule shall apply in relation to a professional panel as they apply in relation to a tribunal.
21U.K.In the application of Parts I to III of this Schedule to Northern Ireland the provisions specified in the first column of the following Table shall have effect subject to the modifications specified in relation thereto in the second column of that Table.
Provision of this Schedule | Modification |
---|---|
Paragraph 1 | In sub-paragraph (1), for the references to [F96any reference to ] the Secretary of State there shall be substituted [F97a reference to] the Minister of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland [F98and for any reference to the Lord Chancellor there shall be substituted a reference to the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission] . |
Paragraph 4 | In sub-paragraph (1), for the reference to the Lord Chancellor there shall be substituted a reference to the Ministry of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland. |
For sub-paragraph (3) there shall be substituted— | |
“(3) Any rules made under this paragraph by the Ministry of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland shall be subject to negative resolution within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 as if they were a statutory instrument within the meaning of that Act.” | |
Paragraphs 8 to 12 | For the references to the Secretary of State and the Treasury there shall be substituted respectively references to the Ministry of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland and the Ministry of Finance for Northern Ireland. |
Paragraph 13 | In sub-paragraph (1)— |
(a) for the references to [F99any reference to the] Secretary of State there shall be substituted [F100a reference to] the Minister of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland [F101and for any reference to the Lord Chancellor there shall be substituted a reference to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland] ; and | |
(b) for the reference to a department of the Government of the United Kingdom there shall be substituted a reference to a department of the Government of Northern Ireland. | |
Paragraph 16 | The references to paragraphs 8 and 10 to 12 shall be construed as references to those paragraphs as modified by this Part of this Schedule. |
Paragraph 17 | For the reference to the Secretary of State there shall be substituted a reference to the Minister of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland. |
Paragraph 20 | The reference to paragraph 8 shall be construed as a reference to that paragraph as modified by this Part of this Schedule. |
[F102 | After sub-paragraph (2) there shall be inserted— “(3)The [F103Department of Justice in Northern Ireland] must obtain the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland before exercising his functions under sub-paragraph (1)(a). (4)The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under sub-paragraph (3) (a)the holder of one of the offices listed in Schedule 1 to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002; (b)a Lord Justice of Appeal (as defined in section 88 of that Act).”] |
Textual Amendments
F96Words in Sch. 3 para. 21 substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 4 para. 74(2)(a); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(e)
F97Words in Sch. 3 para. 21 substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 4 para. 74(2)(b); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(e)
F98Words in Sch. 3 para. 21 inserted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 2009 (c. 3), s. 5(7), Sch. 4 para. 8 (with Sch. 5 para. 16); S.I. 2010/812, art. 2
F99Words in Sch. 3 para. 21 substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 4 para. 74(3)(a); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(e)
F100Words in Sch. 3 para. 21 substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 4 para. 74(3)(b); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(e)
F101Words in Sch. 3 para. 21 inserted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 18 para. 3(a) (with arts. 28-31)
F102Words in Sch. 3 para. 21 inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 4 para. 74(3)(c); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(e)
F103Words in Sch. 3 para. 21 substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 18 para. 3(b) (with arts. 28-31)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C6Functions of Ministry of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland transferred to Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1973 No. 504, art. 5, Sch. 2 Pt. I
Section 25.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C7Sch. 4: power to amend column 5 or 6 conferred (S.) (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 46, s. 225(5)(d)
C8Sch. 4: power to amend conferred (N.I.) (3.2.1995) by S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 17(2)(k) (as inserted by 1994 c. 33, s. 157(8); S.I. 1995/127, art. 2(1), Sch. 1)
Section Creation Offence | General Nature of Offence | Mode of Prosecution | Punishment | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Class A drug involved | Class B drug involved | Class C drug involved | General | |||
Section 4(2) | Production, or being concerned in the production, of a controlled drug. | (a) Summary | [F10412 months ][F1046 months] or [F105the prescribed sum], or both. | [F10412 months ][F1046 months] or [F105the prescribed sum], or both. | [F1063 months or [F107£2,500], or both]. | |
(b) On indictment | [F108Life] or a fine, or both. | 14 years or a fine, or both. | [F10914 years] or a fine, or both. | |||
Section 4(3) | Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug or being concerned in the doing of either activity by another. | (a) Summary | [F10412 months ][F1046 months] or [F105the prescribed sum], or both. | [F10412 months ][F1046 months] or [F105the prescribed sum], or both. | [F1063 months or [F107£2,500], or both]. | |
(b) On indictment | [F108Life] or a fine, or both. | 14 years or a fine, or both. | [F11014 years] or a fine, or both. | |||
Section 5(2) | Having possession of a controlled drug. | (a) Summary | [F10412 months ][F1046 months] or [F105the prescribed sum], or both. | [F1113 months or [F107£2,500], or both]. | [F1113 months or [F107£1,000], or both]. | |
(b) On indictment | 7 years or a fine, or both. | 5 years or a fine, or both. | 2 years or a fine, or both. | |||
Section 5(3) | Having possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply it to another. | (a) Summary | [F10412 months ][F1046 months] or [F105the prescribed sum], or both. | [F10412 months ][F1046 months] or [F105the prescribed sum], or both. | [F1123 months or [F113£2,500], or both]. | |
(b) On indictment | [F114Life] or a fine, or both. | 14 years or a fine, or both. | [F11514 years ] or a fine, or both. | |||
Section 6(2) | Cultivation of cannabis plant. | (a) Summary | [F10412 months ][F1046 months] or [F105the prescribed sum], or both. | |||
(b) On indictment | 14 years or a fine, or both. | |||||
Section 8 | Being the occupier, or concerned in the management, of premises and permitting or suffering certain activities to take place there. | (a) Summary | [F10412 months ][F1046 months] or [F105the prescribed sum], or both. | [F10412 months ][F1046 months] or [F105the prescribed sum], or both. | [F1163 months or [F107£2,500], or both]. | |
(b) On indictment | 14 years or a fine, or both. | 14 years or a fine, or both. | [F11714 years] or a fine, or both. | |||
Section 9 | Offences relating to opium. | (a) Summary | [F10412 months ][F1046 months] or [F105the prescribed sum], or both. | |||
On indictment | 14 years or a fine, or both. | |||||
[F118Section 9A.] | [F118Prohibition of supply etc. of articles for administering or preparing comtrolled drugs.] | [F118Summary] | [F1186 months or level 5 on the standard scale, or both.] | |||
Section 11(2) | Contravention of directions relating to safe custody of controlled drugs. | (a) summary | 6 months or [F105the prescribed sum], or both. | |||
(b) On indictment | 2 years or a fine, or both. | |||||
Section 12(6) | Contravention of direction prohibiting practitioner etc. from possessing, supplying etc. controlled drugs. | (a) Summary | [F10412 months ][F1046 months] or [F105the prescribed sum], or both. | [F10412 months ][F1046 months] or [F105the prescribed sum], or both. | [F1193 months or [F107£2,500], or both]. | |
(b) On indictment | 14 years or a fine, or both. | 14 years or a fine, or both. | [F12014 years] or a fine, or both. | |||
Section 13(3) | Contravention of direction prohibiting practitioner etc. from prescribing, supplying etc. controlled drugs. | (a) Summary | [F10412 months ][F1046 months] or [F105the prescribed sum], or both. | [F10412 months ][F1046 months] or [F105the prescribed sum], or both. | [F1193 months or [F107£2,500], or both]. | |
(b) On indictment | 14 years or a fine, or both. | 14 years or a fine, or both. | [F12114 years ] or a fine, or both. | |||
Section 17(3) | Failure to comply with notice requiring information relating to prescribing, supply etc. of drugs. | Summary | [F122level 3 on the standard scale]. | |||
Section 17(4) | Giving false information in purported compliance with notice requiring information relating to prescribing, supply etc. of drugs. | (a) Summary | 6 months or [F105the prescribed sum], or both. | |||
(b) On indictment | 2 years or afine, or both. | |||||
Section 18(1) | Contravention of regulations (other than regulations relating to addicts). | (a) Summary | 6 months or [F105the prescribed sum], or both | |||
(b) On indictment | 2 years or a fine, or both. | |||||
Section 18(2) | Contravention of terms of licence or other authority (other than licence issued under regulations relating to addicts). | (a) Summary | 6 months or [F105the prescribed sum], or both | |||
(b) On indictment | 2 years or a fine, or both. | |||||
Section 18(3) | Giving false information in purported compliance with obligation to give information imposed under or by virtue of regulations. | (a) Summary | 6 months or [F105the prescribed sum], or both | |||
(b) On indictment | 2 years or a fine, or both. | |||||
Section 18(4) | Giving false information, or producing document etc. containing false statement etc., for purposes of obtaining issue or renewal of a licence or other authority. | (a) Summary | 6 months or [F105the prescribed sum], or both | |||
(b) On indictment | 2 years or a fine, or both. | |||||
Section 20 | Assisting in or inducing commission outside United Kingdom of an offence punishable under a corresponding law. | (a) Summary | [F10412 months ][F1046 months] or [F105the prescribed sum], or both | |||
(b) On indictment | 14 years or a fine, or both. | |||||
Section 23(4) | Obstructing exercise of powers of search etc. or concealing books, drugs etc. | (a) Summary | 6 months or [F105the prescribed sum], or both | |||
(b) On indictment | 2 years or a fine, or both. |
Textual Amendments
F104Words in Sch. 4 substituted (N.I.) by S.I. 1984/703, (N.I. 3), art. 4, Sch. 1 para. 1(c)
F105Sch. 4: the maximum fine which may be imposed on summary conviction shall be the prescribed sum by virtue of Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43), s. 32(2)
F106Words substituted by (E.W.) Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45, SIF 39:1), s. 28, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)(b), (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), Sch. 7B para. 1(1)(b) and (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss.3(1), 6, Sch. 1 para. 11(1)(2) Sch.5 (with s. 6(2), Sch. 6) and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 4, Sch. 1 para. 1(c), 2 (b)(i)(ii)
F107Sch. 4: Words substituted (3.2.1995) by 1994 c. 33, s. 157(2)(9), Sch. 8 Pt. II; S.I. 1995/127, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F108Word substituted by Controlled Drugs (Penalties) Act 1985 (c. 39, SIF 84), ss. 1(1), 2(2)
F109Words in Sch. 4 substituted (29.1.2004) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3), (4), Sch. 28 para. 1(1)-(3)(a); S.I. 2004/81, art. 4(1)(2)(k)
F110Words in Sch. 4 substituted (29.1.2004) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3), (4), Sch. 28 para. 1(1)-(3)(b); S.I. 2004/81, art. 4(1)(2)(k)
F111Words substituted by (E.W.) Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45, SIF 39:1), s. 28, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)(c)(i), (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), Sch. 7B para. 1(1)(c)(i) and (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 3(1), 6, Sch. 1 para. 11(1)(2), Sch.5 (with s. 6(2), Sch. 6) and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 4, Sch. 1 para. 1(b)(i)
F112Words substituted by (E.W.) Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45, SIF 39:1), s. 28, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)(b), (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), Sch. 7B para. 1(1)(b) and (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 3(1), 6, Sch. 1 para. 11(1)(2), Sch.5 (with s. 6(2), Sch. 6) and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), Sch. 1 para. 1(a), 2(b)(iii)
F113Word in Sch. 4 substituted (3.2.1995) by 1994 c. 33, s. 157(2)(9), Sch. 8 Pt. II; S.I 1995/127, art. 2(1)
F114Word substituted by Controlled Drugs (Penalties) Act 1985 (c. 39, SIF 84), ss. 1(1), 2(2)
F115Words in Sch. 4 substituted (29.1.2004) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 28 para. 1(1)-(3)(c); S.I. 2004/81, art. 4(1)(2)(k)
F116Words substituted by (E.W.) Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45, SIF 39:1), s. 28, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)(b), (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), Sch. 7B para. 1(1)(b) and (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 3(1), 6, Sch. 1 para. 11(1)(2), Sch.5 (with s. 6(2), Sch. 6) and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 4, Sch. 1 para. 1(a), 2(b)(iv)
F117Words in Sch. 4 substituted (29.1.2004) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 28 para. 1(1)-(3)(d); S.I. 2004/81, art. 4(1)(2)(k)
F118Entry inserted by Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 (c. 32, SIF 39:1), s. 34(2)
F119Words substituted by (E.W.) Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45, SIF 39:1), s. 28, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)(b), (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), Sch. 7B para. 1(1)(b) and (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 3(1), 6, Sch. 1 para. 11(1)(2), Sch.5 (with s. 6(2), Sch. 6) and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 4, Sch. 1 para. 1(a), 2(b)(v)(vi)
F120Words in Sch. 4 substituted (29.1.2004) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 28 para. 1(1)-(3)(e); S.I. 2004/81, art. 4(1)(2)(k)
F121Words in Sch. 4 substituted (29.1.2004) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 28 para. 1(1)-(3)(f); S.I. 2004/81, art. 4(1)(2)(k)
F122Words substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46, (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G and (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 3, 6, Sch. 1 para. 3(1) Sch. 2 Pt.II, Sch.5 (with s. 6(2), Sch. 6) and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), arts. 5, 6
Section 39.
1(1)Any addiction regulations which could have been made under this Act shall not be invalidated by any repeal effected by this Act but shall have effect as if made under the provisions of this Act which correspond to the provisions under which the regulations were made; and the validity of any licence issued under any such addiction regulations shall not be affected by any such repeal.U.K.
(2)Any order, rule or other instrument or document whatsoever made or issued, any direction given, and any other thing done, under or by virtue of any of the following provisions of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1967, that is to say section 1(2), 2 or 3 or the Schedule, shall be deemed for the purposes of this Act to have been made, issued or done, as the case may be, under the corresponding provision of this Act; and anything begun under any of the said provisions of that Act may be continued under this Act as if begun under this Act.
(3)In this paragraph “addiction regulations” means any regulations made under section 11 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1965 which include provision for any of the matters for which regulations may be so made by virtue of section 1(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1967.
2U.K.As from the coming into operation of section 3 of this Act any licence granted for the purpose of section 5 of the Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act 1964 or sections 2, 3 or 10 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1965 shall have effect as if granted for the purposes of section 3(2) of this Act.
3(1)The Secretary of State may at any time before the coming into operation of section 12 of this Act give a direction under subsection (2) of that section in respect of any practitioner or pharmacist whose general authority under the Dangerous Drugs Regulations is for the time being withdrawn; but a direction given by virtue of this sub-paragraph shall not take effect until section 12 comes into operation, and shall not take effect at all if the general authority of the person concerned is restored before that section comes into operation.U.K.
(2)No direction under section 12(2) of this Act shall be given by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) above in respect of a person while the withdrawal of his general authority under the Dangerous Drugs Regulations is suspended; but where, in the case of any practitioner or pharmacist whose general authority has been withdrawn, the withdrawal is suspended at the time when section 12 comes into operation, the Secretary of State may at any time give a direction under section 12(2) in respect of him by virtue of this sub-paragraph unless the Secretary of State has previously caused to be served on him a notice stating that he is no longer liable to have such a direction given in respect of him by virtue of this sub-paragraph.
(3)In this paragraph “the Dangerous Drugs Regulations” means, as regards Great Britain, the Dangerous Drugs (No. 2) Regulations 1964 or, as regards Northern Ireland, the Dangerous Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1965.
4U.K.Subject to paragraphs 1 to 3 above, and without prejudice to the generality of section 31(1)(c) of this Act, regulations made by the Secretary of State under any provision of this Act may include such provision as the Secretary of State thinks fit for effecting the transition from any provision made by or by virtue of any of the enactments repealed by this Act to any provision made by or by virtue of this Act, and in particular may provide for the continuation in force, with or without modifications, of any licence or other authority issued or having effect as if issued under or by virtue of any of those enactments.
5U.K.For purposes of the enforcement of the enactments repealed by this Act as regards anything done or omitted before their repeal, any powers of search, entry, inspection, seizure or detention conferred by those enactments shall continue to be exercisable as if those enactments were still in force.
6U.K.The mention of particular matters in this Schedule shall not prejudice the general application of [F123section 16 of the Interpretation Act 1978] with regard to the effect of repeals.
Textual Amendments
F123Words substituted by virtue of Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30), s. 25(2)
Section 39.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C9The text of ss. 12(7), 39(2) and Sch. 6 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
Chapter | Short Title | Extent of Repeal |
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1964 c. 64. | The Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act 1964. | The whole Act. |
1965 c. 15. | The Dangerous Drugs Act 1965. | The whole Act. |
1967 c. 82. | The Dangerous Drugs Act 1967. | The whole Act. |
1968 c. 59. | The Hovercraft Act 1968. | Paragraph 6 of the Schedule. |
1968 c. 67. | The Medicines Act 1968. | In Schedule 5, paragraphs 14 and 15. |
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