Poisons (Prohibited Substances) Amendment Order 2004


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Poisons (Prohibited Substances) Amendment Order 2004

I make the following order under section 3 of the Poisons Act 1971 .

8 December 2004

D. E. Llewellyn

Minister for Health and Human Services

1.   Short title

This order may be cited as the Poisons (Prohibited Substances) Amendment Order 2004 .

2.   Commencement

This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the Gazette.

3.   Principal Order

In this order, the Poisons (Prohibited Substances) Order 1990 is referred to as the Principal Order.

4.   Schedule 1 amended (Prohibited substances)

Schedule 1 to the Principal Order is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting item 41B;
(b) by inserting after item 48 the following item:
48A.   Methyl (2S,4aR,6aR,7R,9S,10aS,10bR)-9-acetoxy-6a,10b-dimethyl-4,10-dioxo-dodecahydro-2-(3-furyl)-2H-naphtho[2,1-c]pyran-7-carboxylate (otherwise known as Salvinorin A).
(c) by omitting item 55;
(d) by inserting after item 58A the following item:
58AB.   Mitragyna speciosa.
(e) by omitting item 59EA and substituting the following items:
59EA.   N,α-dimethyl-3,4-(methylenedioxy)phenylethylamine (otherwise known as MDMA).
59EB.   N-methyl-1-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-butanamine (otherwise known as MBDB).

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 22 December 2004

This order is administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the order)

This order amends the Poisons (Prohibited Substances) Order 1990 by adding Mitragyna speciosa to the list of prohibited substances and amending the chemical names of certain other substances in that list.