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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 28th June, 2019.
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I, SIMON HARRIS, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 4, 5 (as amended by
section 15
of the
Misuse of Drugs Act 1984
(No. 18 of 1984), and
section 3
of the
Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2016
(No. 9 of 2016)),
18
and
38
of the
Misuse of Drugs Act 1977
(No. 12 of 1977), and
section 5
of the
Misuse of Drugs Act 1984
, hereby make the following regulations:
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1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 2019.
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(2) The Principal Regulations, the Regulations of 2017 and these Regulations may be cited together as the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017 to 2019 and shall be construed together as one.
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2. In these Regulations—
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“Principal Regulations” means the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017 (
S.I. No. 173 of 2017
)
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“Regulations of 2017” means the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 532 of 2017).
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3. Paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 1 (as amended by Regulation 3 of the Regulations of 2017) to the Principal Regulations is amended—
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(a) by substituting “Cannabinol derivatives, not being dronabinol or its stereoisomers” for “Cannabinol derivatives”, and
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(b) by substituting for “Cannabis (not being a preparation specified in paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 Part 1)” the following:
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“Cannabis (not being a preparation specified in paragraph 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 4 or a preparation or product specified in paragraph 10 of Schedule 2)”.
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4. Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations is amended—
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(a) in paragraph 1, by inserting “Dronabinol” after “Dipipanone”, and
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(b) by inserting after paragraph 9 the following paragraph:
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“10. A preparation or product specified in Schedule 1 to the Misuse of Drugs (Prescription and Control of Supply of Cannabis for Medical Use) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 262 of 2019) and permitted for supply pursuant to those Regulations.”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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26 June 2019.
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SIMON HARRIS
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Minister for Health
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
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The purpose of these Regulations is to amend the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017—
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(a) to insert into Schedule 2 preparations containing dronabinol, and
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(b) to insert into Schedule 2 certain cannabis products or preparations for medical use, which are specified in Schedule 1 to the Misuse of Drugs (Prescription and Control of Supply of Cannabis for Medical Use) Regulations 2019.
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These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 2019.
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