The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment No. 2) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/2081
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment No. 2) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 5th September 2014.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

Section 2 Amendment of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001

Regulation 6A of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 is amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendment of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001

After paragraph (2) insert—

(3) Despite the provisions of section 9A(1) and (3) of the Act , a person employed or engaged in the lawful provision of drug treatment services may, when acting in that capacity, supply or offer to supply aluminium foil in the context of structured steps—

(a) to engage a patient in a drug treatment plan, or

(b) which form part of a patient’s drug treatment plan.

(4) In this regulation “drug treatment plan” means a written plan, relating to the treatment of an individual patient, and agreed by the patient and the person employed in the lawful provision of drug treatment services.