Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 and shall come into operation on 5th March 2015.

(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(3) shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Amendment to the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001

2.-(1) The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001(4) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 1(a) of Part 1 of the Schedule,

(a)after "Tenocyclidine" insert-

"(6aR,9R)-4-acetyl-N,N-diethyl-7-methyl-4,6,6a,7,8,9-hexahydroindolo[4,3-fg]quinoline-9-carboxamide (ALD-52)"

(b)after "4-Bromo-2, 5-dimethoxy-a-methylphenethylamine" insert-

"3,4-dichloro-N-[[1-(dimethylamino)cyclohexyl]methyl]benzamide (AH-7921)

(6aR,9R)-N,N-diethyl-7-allyl-4,6,6a,7,8,9-hexahydroindolo[4,3-fg]quinoline-9-carboxamide (AL-LAD)

(6aR,9R)-N,N-diethyl-7-ethyl-4,6,6a,7,8,9-hexahydroindolo[4,3-fg]quinoline-9-carboxamide (ETH-LAD)

(6aR,9R)-N,N-diethyl-7-propyl-4,6,6a,7,8,9-hexahydroindolo[4,3-fg]quinoline-9-carboxamide (PRO-LAD)"

(c)after "2-((Dimethylamino)methyl)-1-(3-hydroxyphenyl)cyclohexanol" insert-

"2,4-dimethylazetidinyl{(6aR,9R)-7-methyl-4,6,6a,7,8,9-hexahydroindolo[4,3- fg]quinolin-9-yl}methanone (LSZ)"

(3) For paragraph 1(b) of Part 1 of the Schedule, substitute-

"(b)any compound (not being a compound for the time being specified in sub-paragraph (a) above) structurally derived from tryptamine or from a ring-hydroxy tryptamine by modification in any of the following ways, that is to say-

(i)by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the side chain to any extent with alkyl or alkenyl substituents, or by inclusion of the nitrogen atom of the side chain (and no other atoms of the side chain) in a cyclic structure;

(ii)by substitution at the carbon atom adjacent to the nitrogen atom of the side chain with alkyl or alkenyl substituents;

(iii)by substitution in the 6-membered ring to any extent with alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, thioalkyl, alkylenedioxy, or halide substituents;

(iv)by substitution at the 2-position of the tryptamine ring system with an alkyl substituent;".

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 12th February 2015

Dr Paddy Woods

A senior officer of the

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 7(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 requires regulations to be made to allow the use for medical purposes of the drugs which are subject to control under that Act. Section 7(3) does not apply to any drug designated by order under section 7(4) as a drug to which section 7(4) is to apply. This Order amends the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 by inserting the synthetic opiate (known as AH-7921) and LSD related compounds into Part 1 of the Schedule to that Order. This Order also replaces the definition of tryptamine compounds in Part 1 of the Schedule with a wider generic definition.