Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) Order 2013 and comes into force on 10th June 2013.

Drugs subject to temporary control

2.  The substances and products listed in the Schedule to this Order are specified under section 2A(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as drugs subject to temporary control.

Application of other instruments

3.—(1) The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973(3) and the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1973(4) apply to the substances and products listed in the Schedule to this Order.

(2) The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001(5) apply to the substances and products listed in the Schedule to this Order as if those substances and products were specified in Schedule 1 to those Regulations.

(3) The Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002(6) apply to the substances and products listed in the Schedule to this Order as if those substances and products were specified in Schedule 1 to those Regulations.

Article 2

SCHEDULE

1.  The following substances, namely—

• 2-(4-Iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-N-[(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl]ethanamine;

• 2-(4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-N-[(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl]ethanamine;

• 2-(2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylphenyl)-N-[(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl]ethanamine;

• 2-(4-Chloro-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-N-[(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl]ethanamine.

2.  The following substances, namely—

• 1-(Benzofuran-5-yl)-propan-2-amine and its N-methyl derivatives;

• 1-(Benzofuran-6-yl)-propan-2-amine and its N-methyl derivatives;

• 1-(2,3-Dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl)-propan-2-amine and its N-methyl derivatives;

• 1-(2,3-Dihydro-1-benzofuran-6-yl)-propan-2-amine and its N-methyl derivatives;

• 2-(1H-Indol-5-yl)-1-methylethylamine;

• 2-(1H-Indol-6-yl)-1-methylethylamine.

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

4.  Any salt of a substance specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 3.

5.  Any preparation or other product containing a substance specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 4.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order specifies the substances and products listed in the Schedule as drugs subject to temporary control under section 2A(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (inserted by section 151 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 17 to, the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011). The substances specified in paragraph 1 of the Schedule include the material commonly known as 25I-NBOMe and other related substances, and those specified in paragraph 2 include the materials commonly known as 5- and 6-APB and other related substances including 5- and 6-IT. Paragraphs 3 to 5 of the Schedule specify derivatives of the substances specified in paragraphs 1 and 2.

Article 3 of this Order provides that the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 and the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1973 apply to those substances and products, and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 apply to those substances and products as if they were specified in Schedule 1 to each of the relevant Regulations.

In accordance with subsection (6) of section 2A of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, the specified substances and products will cease to be subject to temporary control after the expiry of one year or, if earlier, upon the coming into force of an Order in Council under section 2(2) of that Act listing the specified substances in Part 1, 2 or 3 of Schedule 2 to that Act.