Statutory Instruments
2011 No. 744
Dangerous Drugs
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2011
Made
16th March 2011
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 16th day of March 2011
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
In accordance with section 2(5) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971( 1 ) a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Accordingly, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 2(2) of that Act, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2011 and shall come into force on the twelfth day after the day on which it is made.
(2) In this Order “the 1971 Act” means the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 .
Amendments to the 1971 Act
2. In Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control under that Act as Class A drugs) in paragraph 1(a), after “Sufentanil.”, insert—
“ Tapentadol. ” .
3. In Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control under that Act as Class B drugs) in paragraph 1(a) omit “4‑Methylmethcathinone”.
4. In Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control under that Act as Class C drugs) in paragraph 1(a), after “Alprazolam”, insert—
“ Amineptine ” .
Revocation
5. Paragraph (a) of article 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2010( 2 ) (which inserts 4‑Methylmethcathinone in paragraph 1(a) of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act) is revoked.
Judith Simpson
Clerk of the Privy Council
1971 c. 38 . Schedule 2 has been amended by section 21 of the Drugs Act 2005 (c. 17) and S.I. 1973/771 , 1975/421 , 1977/1243 , 1979/299 , 1983/765 , 1984/859 , 1985/1995 , 1986/2230 , 1989/1340 , 1990/2589 , 1995/1966 , 1996/1300 , 1998/750 , 2001/3932 , 2003/1243 , 2003/3201 , 2005/3178 , 2006/3331 , 2008/3130 , 2009/3209 , 2010/1207 and 2010/1833 .