Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 1432
DANGEROUS DRUGS
The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 2003
Made
5th June 2003
Laid before Parliament
5th June 2003
Coming into force
1st July 2003
In pursuance of sections 10 and 31 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971( 1 ), after consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st July 2003.
2. —(1) The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001( 2 ), shall be amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 there shall be inserted—
(a) after “Dihydrocodeinone O -carboxymethyloxime”, “Dihydroetorphine”; and
(b) after “Racemorphan”, “Remifentanil”.
(3) In paragraph 1, Part 1 of Schedule 4 there shall be inserted—
(a) after “Haloxazolam”, “4-Hydroxy-n-butyric acid”; and
(b) after “ N -Ethylamphetamine”, “Zolpidem”.
(4) In paragraph 1, Part II of Schedule 4 there shall be inserted—
(a) before “Atamestane”, “4-Androstene-3, 17-dione” and “5-Androstene-3, 17 diol”; and
(b) after “Nandrolone”, “19-Nor-4-Androstene-3, 17-dione” and “19-Nor-5-Androstene-3, 17 diol”.
Bob Ainsworth
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Home Office
5th June 2003
S.I. 2001/3998 .