Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||||||||||||||||||||||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 10th November, 2020. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I, Stephen Donnelly, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 4 and 5 (as amended by section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2016 (No. 9 of 2016)) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 (No. 12 of 1977), hereby make the following regulations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Prescription and Control of Supply of Cannabis for Medical Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2020. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2. The Misuse of Drugs (Prescription and Control of Supply of Cannabis for Medical Use) Regulations 2019 ( S.I. No. 262 of 2019 ) are amended by substituting for Schedule 1 (as amended by Regulation 2 of the Misuse of Drugs (Prescription and Control of Supply of Cannabis for Medical Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 ( S.I. No. 649 of 2019 )) the following: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
“SCHEDULE 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Regulation 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Specified Controlled Drugs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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3. The following are revoked: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) the Misuse of Drugs (Prescription and Control of Supply of Cannabis for Medical Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 ( S.I. No. 583 of 2019 ); and | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) the Misuse of Drugs (Prescription and Control of Supply of Cannabis for Medical Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2019. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
29 October, 2020. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
STEPHEN DONNELLY, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister for Health. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The purpose of these Regulations is to amend the Misuse of Drugs (Prescription and Control of Supply of Cannabis for Medical Use) Regulations 2019 to replace Schedule 1 in order to list certain cannabis products or preparations for medical use as “specified controlled drugs”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Prescription and Control of Supply of Cannabis for Medical Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2020. |