
2014 No. 261
Dangerous Drugs
The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment No.3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014
Made 21st October 2014
Coming into operation 11th November 2014
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7, 10, 22 and 31 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971  as adapted by sections 7(9), 31(4) and 38 of that Act and now vested in it  and after consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in accordance with section 31(3) of that Act.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 and shall come into operation on 11th November 2014.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954  shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002
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The Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002  shall be amended as provided by regulation 3.
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In paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 1 (which specifies controlled drugs subject to the requirements of regulations 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 26 and 27) after “9-(Hydroxymethyl)-6, 6-dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-6a, 7, 10, 10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen-1-ol” insert—“Khat”
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 21st October 2014
Dr. Anne Kilgallen
A senior officer of the
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
