S.I. No. 324/2014 - Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2014.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 15th July, 2014.

I, ALEX WHITE, Minister of State at the Department of Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 13 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 (No. 12 of 1977) and the Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2012 ( S.I. No. 553 of 2012 ), hereby order as follows:—

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2014.

(2) The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order 1998 ( S.I. No. 69 of 1998 ), the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2010 ( S.I. No. 201 of 2010 ), the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 553 of 2011 ) and this Order may be cited together as the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Orders 1998 to 2014 and shall be construed together as one.

2. Paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 1 (as amended by Article 3 of the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2011) to the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order 1998 is amended by substituting for “Cannabis and cannabis resin.” the following:

“Cannabis (not being a preparation specified in the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1988).

Cannabis resin.”.

GIVEN under my Hand,

11 July 2014.

ALEX WHITE,

Minister of State at the Department of Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

The purpose of this Order is to amend the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order 1998 by retaining cannabis in Schedule 1 while removing from the scope of the Order authorised medicinal products containing a liquid extract of cannabis having a specified composition and presentation.

This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2014.