Order made by the Secretary of State, laid before Parliament under section 2A(10) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. 38), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament within 40 days beginning with the day on which the Order was made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment for more than four days.
Statutory Instruments
2026 No. 613
DANGEROUS DRUGS
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) Order 2026
Made
8th June 2026
Laid before Parliament
10th June 2026
Coming into force
11th June 2026
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2A(1) and (5), 7A(2), (3) and (6) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971(1).
None of the substances or products listed in the Schedule to this Order is a Class A drug, a Class B drug or a Class C drug.
The Secretary of State has received a recommendation from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs under section 2B(1)(b)(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 that this Order should be made.
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) Order 2026 and comes into force on 11th June 2026.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Drugs subject to temporary control
2. The substances and products listed in the Schedule to this Order are specified under section 2A(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as drugs subject to temporary control.
Application of other instruments
3.—(1) The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973(3) and the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1973(4) apply to the substances and products listed in the Schedule to this Order.
(2) The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001(5) apply to the substances and products listed in the Schedule to this Order as if those substances and products were specified in Schedule 1 to those Regulations.
(3) The Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002(6) apply to the substances and products listed in the Schedule to this Order as if those substances and products were specified in Schedule 1 to those Regulations.
Sarah Jones
Minister of State
8th June 2026
Home Office
Article 2
Schedule
1. The following substances, namely—
Cychlorphine (N-propionitrile chlorphine)
Spirochlorphine (R-6890)
5,6-Dichloro desmethylchlorphine (SR-17018)
Etodezitramide
Spirobrorphine
Chlorphine
5,6-dichlorobrorphine (SR 14968)
2. Any stereoisomeric form of a substance specified in paragraph 1.
3. Any salt of a substance specified in paragraph 1 or 2.
4. Any preparation or other product containing a substance specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 3.
1971 c. 38. Sections 2A and 7A were inserted by paragraphs 3 and 8 of Schedule 17 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13).
Section 2B was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 17 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.
S.I. 1973/798, amended by S.I. 1974/1449, S.I. 1975/294, S.I. 1986/2332, S.I. 1999/1403, S.I. 2001/1149, S.I. 2007/2154, S.I. 2011/2085, S.I. 2011/2581, S.I. 2014/1275 and S.I. 2018/1383. S.I. 1973/798 was amended by S.I. 2025/1249 but those amendments are not yet in force.
S.R. 1973 No. 179, amended by S.R. 1975 No. 53, S.R. 1984 No. 353, S.R. 1986 No. 53, S.R. 1987 No. 67, S.R. 1999 No. 252, S.R. 2007 No. 348, S.R. 2011 No. 86, S.R. 2014 No. 158 and S.R. 2019 No. 21.
S.I. 2001/3998 as most recently amended by S.I. 2020/468, S.I. 2020/559, S.I. 2021/897, S.I. 2021/1427, S.I. 2023/1071, S.I. 2023/1099, S.I. 2023/1345, S.I. 2024/239, S.I. 2024/248 and S.I. 2024/1369. S.I. 2001/3998 was amended by S.I. 2025/1249 but those amendments are not yet in force.
S.R. 2002 No. 1 as most recently amended by S.R. 2020 Nos. 73 and 104, S.R. 2023 Nos. 180, 218 and 1071, and S.R. 2024 Nos. 36 and 222.