S.I. No. 82/2021 - Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 (Controlled Drugs) (Declaration) Order 2021


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 26th February, 2021.

The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2 (2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 (No. 12 of 1977), hereby makes the following order:

1. This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 (Controlled Drugs) (Declaration) Order 2021.

2. Each of the substances, products and preparations specified in the Schedule is hereby declared to be a controlled drug for the purposes of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 (No. 12 of 1977).

SCHEDULE

1. The following substances, namely:

N-[(2S)-1-Amino-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2yl]-1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (otherwise known as ADB-CHMINACA)

N-(1-Amino-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2yl)-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (otherwise known as ADB-FUBINACA)

N-[(2S)-1-Amino-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl]-1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (otherwise known as AB-CHMINACA)

N-[(2S)-1-Amino-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2yl]-1-pentyl-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (otherwise known as AB-PINACA)

1-(4-Cyanobutyl)-N-(1-methyl-1-phenylethyl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (otherwise known as CUMYL-4CN-BINACA)

Methyl (2S)-2-{[1-(5-fluoropentyl)-1H-indazole-3-carbonyl]amino}-3,3-dimethylbutanoate (otherwise known as 5F-MDMB-PINACA)

Methyl (2S)-2[[1-[(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]indazole-3-carbonyl]amino]-3-methylbutanoate (otherwise known as FUB-AMB)

(1-Pentyl-1H-indol-3-yl)(2,2,3,3-tetramethylcyclopropyl)methanone (otherwise known as UR-144)

2. Any stereoisomeric form of a substance specified in paragraph 1.

3. Any ester or ether of a substance specified in paragraph 1 or 2.

4. Any stereoisomeric form of a substance specified in paragraphs 1 to 3.

5. Any salt of a substance specified in paragraphs 1 to 4.

6. Any preparation or other product containing any proportion of a substance or product in paragraphs 1 to 5.

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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government,

23 February, 2021.

MICHEÁL MARTIN,

Taoiseach.

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 declare certain substances to be controlled drugs for the purposes of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 to 2016. The drugs concerned are:

N-[(2S)-1-Amino-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2yl]-1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (otherwise known as ADB-CHMINACA)

N-(1-Amino-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2yl)-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (otherwise known as ADB-FUBINACA)

N-[(2S)-1-Amino-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl]-1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (otherwise known as AB-CHMINACA)

N-[(2S)-1-Amino-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2yl]-1-pentyl-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (otherwise known as AB-PINACA)

1-(4-Cyanobutyl)-N-(1-methyl-1-phenylethyl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (otherwise known as CUMYL-4CN-BINACA)

Methyl (2S)-2-{[1-(5-fluoropentyl)-1H-indazole-3-carbonyl]amino}-3,3-dimethylbutanoate (otherwise known as 5F-MDMB-PINACA)

Methyl (2S)-2[[1-[(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]indazole-3-carbonyl]amino]-3-methylbutanoate (otherwise known as FUB-AMB)

(1-Pentyl-1H-indol-3-yl)(2,2,3,3-tetramethylcyclopropyl)methanone (otherwise known as UR-144)

This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 (Controlled Drugs) (Declaration) Order 2021.