Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Drugs of Dependence - Synthetic Cannabinoids) Regulations 2013

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Drugs of Dependence - Synthetic Cannabinoids) Regulations 2013 S.R. No. 164/2013 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Commencement 1 4 Prescribed drugs of dependence 2 5 Expiry 3 ═══════════════ -- 1 of 4 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2013 S.R. No. 164/2013 Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Drugs of Dependence - Synthetic Cannabinoids) Regulations 2013 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 10 December 2013 Responsible Minister: MARY WOOLDRIDGE Minister for Mental Health YVETTE CARISBROOKE Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe synthetic cannabinoids as drugs of dependence for the purposes of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 132AA of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 11 December 2013. -- 2 of 4 -- S.R. No. 164/2013 Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Drugs of Dependence - Synthetic Cannabinoids) Regulations 2013 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 4 Prescribed drugs of dependence For the purposes of paragraph (ba) of the definition of drug of dependence in section 4(1) of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981— (a) a substance specified in Column 1 of the Table to this regulation is a drug of dependence included in Part 3 of Schedule Eleven to that Act; and (b) for the purposes of Part 3 of Schedule Eleven to that Act, the specified quantities of that drug for the purposes of Columns 1A to 4 of that Part of that Schedule are the quantities in Columns 1A to 4 of the Table to this regulation in relation to that drug which correspond to the relevant column of that Part of that Schedule. TABLE Column 1 Drug Column 1A (Large Commercial Quantity) Quantity Column 1B (Large Commercial Quantity) Quantity of mixture of substance and drug of dependence Column 2 (Commercial Quantity) Quantity Column 2A (Commercial Quantity) Quantity of mixture of substance and drug of dependence Column 2B (Automatic Forfeiture Quantity) Quantity Column 3 (Traffickable Quantity) Quantity of mixture of substance and drug of dependence Column 3A (Traffickable Quantity) Quantity Column 4 (Small Quantity) Quantity N-[1-(AMINOCARBONYL)-2- METHYLPROPYL]-1- PENTYLINDAZOLE-3- CARBOXAMIDE (also known as AB-PINACA) 10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g N-[1-(AMINOCARBONYL)-2- METHYLPROPYL]-1-[(4- FLUOROPHENYL)METHYL] -INDAZOLE-3- CARBOXAMIDE (also known as AB-FUBINACA) 10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g INDAZOLE-3- CARBOXAMIDES whether or not with any modification on the indazole or amide nitrogens, whether or not further modified on the indazole ring 10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g r. 4 -- 3 of 4 -- S.R. No. 164/2013 Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Drugs of Dependence - Synthetic Cannabinoids) Regulations 2013 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 5 Expiry These Regulations expire on 9 December 2014. ═══════════════ r. 5 -- 4 of 4 --