Statutory Instruments
2026 No. 589
DANGEROUS DRUGS
The Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (Amendment) Order 2026
Made
3rd June 2026
Coming into force
1st July 2026
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 3rd day of June 2026
Present,
The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
In accordance with section 12(5)(b) of the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (“the Act”)(1), a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Whereas the substance added to Schedule 2 to the Act(2) by this Order has been added to the Annex to the Vienna Convention(3) under Article 12 of that Convention.
Accordingly, His Majesty, in exercise of the power conferred on Him by section 12(5) of the Act, is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order as follows.
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (Amendment) Order 2026 and comes into force on the 28th day after the day on which it is made.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Amendments to the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990
2.—(1) Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (substances useful for manufacturing controlled drugs) is amended as follows.
(2) In Table I—
(a)after “N-Acetylanthranilic Acid” insert—
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“4-Anilino-N-phenethylpiperidine (also referred to as ANPP)
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tert-Butyl 4-oxopiperidine-1-carboxylate (also referred to as 1-boc-4-piperidone)
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tert-Butyl 4-(phenylamino)piperidine-1-carboxylate (also referred to as 1-boc-4-AP)”;
(b)after “Lysergic acid” insert—
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“3,4-MDP-2-P methyl glycidic acid (also referred to as PMK glycidic acid)”;
(c)after “3,4 Methylenedioxy-Phenyl-2-Propanone” insert—
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“Methyl alpha-phenylacetoacetate (also referred to as MAPA)”;
(d)after “Norephedrine” insert—
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“N-Phenethyl-4-piperidone (also referred to as NPP)
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N-phenyl-N-(piperidin-4-yl)propanamide (also referred to as norfentanyl)
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alpha-Phenylacetoacetamide (also referred to as APAA)
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alpha-Phenylacetoacetonitrile (also referred to as APAAN)
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N-Phenyl-4-piperidinamine (also referred to as 4-AP)”;
(e)after “1-Phenyl-2-propanone” insert—
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“P-2-P methyl glycidic acid (also referred to as BMK glycidic acid)
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4-Piperidone”.
(3) After Table I insert—
“Note
The entries for the following substances include their ethyl, methyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl esters—
3,4-MDP-2-P methyl glycidic acid (also referred to as PMK glycidic acid)
P-2-P methyl glycidic acid (also referred to as BMK glycidic acid).”.
Richard Tilbrook
Clerk of the Privy Council
1990 c. 5.
Schedule 2 was amended by S.I. 1992/2873 and 2001/3933.
“the Vienna Convention” means the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances which was signed in Vienna on 20th December 1988. Available at https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1992-TS0026.pdf.