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(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.
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(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) 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) 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) in paragraph 1(a) after “Pyrovalerone.” insert “Remimazolam.”.
Richard Tilbrook
Clerk of the Privy Council
