The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) Order 2014

Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 1274

Dangerous Drugs, England And Wales

Dangerous Drugs, Scotland

The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) Order 2014

Made

16th May 2014

Laid before Parliament

20th May 2014

Coming into force

10th June 2014

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(4) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971(1), and after consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in accordance with section 7(7) of that Act, makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) Order 2014 and comes into force on 10th June 2014.

(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

Amendment to the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order 2001

2.  In Part 1 of the Schedule to the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order 2001(2), after paragraph 1(t), insert—

“(u) Any compound (not being benzyl(α-methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyphenethyl)amine) structurally derived from mescaline, 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxy-α-methylphenethylamine, 2,5-dimethoxy-α,4-dimethylphenethylamine, N-hydroxytenamphetamine, or a compound specified in sub-paragraph (c) or (d) above, by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the amino group with a benzyl substituent, whether or not substituted in the phenyl ring of the benzyl group to any extent;

(v) Any compound (not being a compound for the time being specified in sub-paragraph (c) above) structurally derived from 1-benzofuran, 2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran, 1H-indole, indoline, 1H-indene, or indane by substitution in the 6-membered ring with a 2-ethylamino substituent whether or not further substituted in the ring system to any extent with alkyl, alkoxy, halide or haloalkyl substituents and whether or not substituted in the ethylamino side-chain with one or more alkyl substituents.”.

Norman Baker

Minister of State

Home Office

16th May 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

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. This Order amends the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order 2001 by inserting groups of “NBOMe” compounds and groups of benzofuran compounds into Part 1 of the Schedule to that Order.

(1)

1971 c. 38.

(2)

S.I. 2001/3997 as amended by S.I. 2005/1652, S.I. 2009/3135, S.I. 2010/1143, S.I. 2010/1800, S.I. 2011/447, S.I. 2012/1310, S.I. 2013/177 and S.I. 2013/624.