The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment No. 2) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2013
These Regulations provide, in regulations 6 and 7, for the cannabis-based medicine “Sativex” to be placed in Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001. Regulation 4 inserts new paragraph (5) into regulation 22 which provides that a person, other than those persons specified in new paragraph (6), who is authorised to possess or to destroy, or cause to be destroyed, “Sativex” shall make a record of the quantity possessed or destroyed, and regulation 5 excepts a person who makes such a record under new regulation 22(5) from the requirements relating to the destruction of controlled drugs contained in regulation 27(1) or (3) of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
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Made
13 Mar 2013
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In force
10 Apr 2013
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In accordance with section 31(3) of that Act the Secretary of State has consulted with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
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