S.I. No. 328/1993 - Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977 (Controlled Drugs) (Declaration) Order, 1993.


S.I. No. 328 of 1993.

MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT, 1977 (CONTROLLED DRUGS) (DECLARATION) ORDER, 1993.

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 make the following Order:

1. This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977 (Controlled Drugs) (Declaration) Order, 1993.

2. Each of the substances, products and preparations specified in the Schedule to this Order 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 and products, namely:

N-Hydroxy-tenamphetamine

Khat (being the leaves of Catha edulis (Celastraceae))

4-Methyl-aminorex

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

3. Midazolam.

4. Any stereoisomeric form of a substance specified in paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of this Schedule.

5. The following substances, namely:

Acetic anhydride

Acetone

N-Acetylanthranilic acid

Anthranilic acid

Ephedrine

Ergometrine

Ergotamine

Ethyl ether

4-Hydroxybutanoic acid

Isosafrole (cis isomer)

Isosafrole (trans isomer)

Lysergic acid

3, 4-Methylenedioxyphenylpropan-2-one

Methylethylketone

Phenylacetic acid

Piperidine

Piperonal

Potassium permanganate

Pseudoephedrine

Safrole

Toluene.

6. Any salt of a substance specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 5 of this Schedule.

7. The following substances, namely:

Hydrochloric acid

Sulphuric acid

8. Any preparation or other product containing any proportion of a substance or product specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 7 of this Schedule.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 9th day of November, 1993.

ALBERT REYNOLDS,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of this Order is to declare certain substances, products and preparations to be controlled drugs for the purposes of the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977 .