The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment No.2) and Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014
These Regulations add, in regulation 3, groups of ‘NBOMe’ compounds and groups of benzofuran compounds to Schedule 1 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (the “2002 Regulations”). Regulation 4 adds Lisdexamphetamine to Schedule 2 and regulation 5 adds Tramadol to Schedule 3 of the 2002 Regulations. Regulation 6 adds Zaleplon and Zopiclone to Schedule 4 of the 2002 Regulations. The schedule in which a controlled drug is placed primarily affects the extent to which the drug can be lawfully imported, exported, produced, supplied or possessed and dictates the record keeping, labelling and destruction requirements in relation to the drug. Regulation 7 amends the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1973 to insert Tramadol into the list of exempted drugs in Schedule 1 of those Regulations.