Amendment of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 20012

1

The following amendments are made to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 20012.

2

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)—

a

after “Bromazolam (8-bromo-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine)” insert “Brorphine”;

b

after “Bufotenine” insert “Butonitazene”;

c

after “Clonazolam (6-(2-Chlorophenyl)-1-methyl-8-nitro-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4] benzodiazepine)” insert “Clonitazene”;

d

after “Concentrate of poppy-straw” insert “Cumyl-PeGaClone”;

e

after “3-Dimethylheptyl-11-hydroxyhexahydrocannabinol” insert—

Diphenidine

Ephenidine

Ethyleneoxynitazene

f

after “Etizolam” insert—

Etodesnitazene (etazene)

Etonitazene

g

after “Flubromazolam (8-Bromo-6-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4] benzodiazepine)” insert “Flunitazene”;

h

after “Isopropylphenidate (IPP or IPPD)” insert “Isotonitazene”;

i

after “Methcathinone” insert “Methoxyphenidine”;

j

after “Metizolam (4-(2-Chlorophenyl)-2-ethyl-6H-thieno[3,2-f][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4] diazepine)” insert—

Metodesnitazene (metazene)

Metonitazene

k

after “Propylphenidate” insert “Protonitazene”;

l

after “1-Cyclohexyl-4-(1,2-diphenylethyl)piperazine (MT-45)” insert—

N-Desethyl etonitazene

N-Desethylisotonitazene

N-Desethyl protonitazene

m

after “4-Methyl-5-(4-methylphenyl)-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-amine (4,4’-DMAR)” insert—

N-Piperidinyl-etonitazene (etonitazepipne)

N-Pyrrolidino-etonitazene (etoniazepyne)

N-Pyrrolidino protonitazene

3

In paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 (which specifies controlled drugs subject to the requirements of regulations 14, 15, 16, 16A, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26 and 27) omit “Clonitazene” and “Etonitazene”.

4

In paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 4 (which specifies controlled drugs subject to the requirements of regulations 22, 23, 26 and 27) after “Pyrovalerone” insert “Remimazolam”.