Pursuant to section 4 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following order.

1 Title and commencement

2 Schedule 3 of Act amended

3 Revocation

Order

1 Title and commencement

(1) This order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs Order 1984.

(2) This order shall come into force on the 14th day after the date of its notification in the Gazette.

2 Schedule 3 of Act amended

Part 4 of Schedule 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 is hereby amended by omitting from clause 1 the item relating to Buprenorphine (as inserted by clause 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Order 1983 (SR 1983/173)), and substituting the following item:

“BUPRENORPHINE (17-cyclopropylmethyl-7, 8-dihydro-7-(1-hydroxy-1,2, 2-trimethylpropyl) -6-0-methyl-6, 14-ethano-17-normorphine)”.

3 Revocation

The Misuse of Drugs Order 1983 (SR 1983/173) is hereby revoked.

P G Millen,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This order amends the name of the specified substance to render it consistent with international scientific usage.

Issued under the authority of the Regulations Act 1936.

Date of notification in Gazette: 12 April 1984.

This order is administered by the Department of Health.

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