Citation, commencement and extent

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2024 and comes into force on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which it is made.

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

Amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

2. —(1) The following amendments are made to Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

(2) In Part 1 (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control as Class A drugs)( 2 ) in paragraph 1(a)—

(a) after “Bezitramide.” insert “Brorphine.” ;

(b) after “Bufotenine.” insert “Butonitazene.” ;

(c) after “Ecgonine, and any derivate of ecgonine which is convertible to ecgonine or to cocaine.” insert “Ethyleneoxynitazene.” ;

(d) after “Eticyclidine.” insert “Etodesnitazene (etazene).” ;

(e) after “Fentanyl.” insert “Flunitazene.” ;

(f) after “Isomethadone.” insert “Isotonitazene.” ;

(g) after “Methyldihydromorphine (6-methyldihydromorphine).” insert—

“ Metodesnitazene (metazene).

Metonitazene. ” ;

(h) after “Properidine (1-methyl-4-phenyl-piperdine-4-carboxylic acid isopropyl ester).” insert “Protonitazene.” ;

(i) after “1-Cyclohexyl-4-(1,2-diphenylethyl)piperazine (MT-45).” insert—

“ N -Desethyl etonitazene.

N -Desethylisotonitazene.

N- Desethyl protonitazene. ” ;

(j) after “4-Phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester.” insert—

“ N -Piperidinyl-etonitazene (etonitazepipne).

N -Pyrrolidino-etonitazene (etonitazepyne).

N- Pyrrolidino protonitazene. ” .

(3) In Part 2 (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control as Class B drugs)( 3 ) in paragraph 1(a)—

(a) after “Codeine.” insert “Cumyl-PeGaClone.” ;

(b) after “Dihydrocodeine.” insert—

“ Diphenidine.

Ephenidine. ” ;

(c) after “Methcathinone” insert “Methoxyphenidine.” .

(4) In Part 3 (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control as Class C drugs)( 4 ) in paragraph 1(a) after “Pyrovalerone.” insert “Remimazolam.” .