The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 1973

• Citation: S.I. 1973/771
• Sections: 2

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 1973 and shall come into operation on the day appointed under section 40(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 for the purposes of section 2(2) of that Act.

Section 2

Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control under that Act) shall be amended as follows, that is to say—

(a) in paragraph 1 of Part I of that Schedule after the word “Dipipanone” there shall be inserted the words “Drotebanol (3, 4-dimethoxy-17-methylmorphinan-6β, 14-diol)” and the words “Nicodicodine (6-nico-tinoyldihydrocodeine)” shall be omitted;

(b) at the end of paragraph 3 of the said Part I there shall be inserted the words “not being a substance for the time being specified in Part II of this Schedule” ;

(c) in paragraph 1 of Part II of that Schedule after the word “Nicocodine” there shall be inserted the words “Nicodicodine (6-nicotinoyldihydro-codeine)” and after the word “Pholcodine” there shall be inserted the word “Propiram” ; and

(d) in paragraph 1 of Part III of that Schedule the words “Fencamfamin” , “Pemoline” , “Phentermine” and “Prolintane” shall be omitted.