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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 and shall come into operation on the 15th June 2022.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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(1) The following amendments are made to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002.
(2) Omit regulation 4B (Exceptions for gamma-butyrolactone and 1,4-butanediol).
(3) In paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 1—
(a) after “Bufotenine” insert “1,4-Butanediol”; and
(b) after “Fungus (of any kind) which contains psilocin or an ester of psilocin” insert “Gamma-butyrolactone”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 15th December 2021.
Cathy Harrison
A senior officer of the Department of Health
