The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 1979

Made: 14th March 1979

Coming into Operation: 14th May 1979

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of March 1979

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

1

This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 1979 and shall come into operation on the expiration of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is made.

2

Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (which, as amended[^f00001], specifies the drugs which are subject to control under that Act) shall be amended by the insertion in paragraph 1(a) of Part I of that Schedule, after the word “Phenazocine”, of the word “Phencyclidine”.

Signed

N.E. Leigh — Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order adds to Part I of Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (which specifies the Class A drugs which are subject to control under the Act), Phencyclidine.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 1973/771, 1975/421, 1977/1243.