Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 1460

The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 1989

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1989 No. 1460

DANGEROUS DRUGS

The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 1989

In pursuance of sections 7, 10 and 31 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971^[1] , after consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, I hereby make the following Regulations:

    1.    These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 18th September 1989.

    2.    The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1985^[2] shall be amended as follows:
 (a) in paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 3, after "Benzphetamine" there shall be inserted "Buprenorphine" , and
 (b) in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4, after "Oxazolam" there shall be inserted "Pemoline" .

Douglas Hurd

One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office

7th August 1989

These Regulations amend the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1985 by adding, to Schedules 3 and 4 respectively, Buprenorphine and Pemoline which become subject to control under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 by virtue of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1340).

[1] 1971 c. 38. back

[2] S.I. 1985/2066, as amended by S.I. 1986/2330, 1988/916. back