DANGEROUS DRUGS

The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1971

Made

20th December 1971

In pursuance of section 40(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971(a), I hereby make the following Order:—

1. This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1971.

2. Sections 1, 32, 35, 37, 38 and 40 of and Schedule 1 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 shall come into operation on 1st February 1972.

R. Maudling, One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.

Home Office, Whitehall.

20th December 1971.

(a) 1971 c. 38.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This Note is not part of the Order.)

This Order brings into force, with effect from 1st February 1972, those provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 which relate to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and to research concerning the misuse of drugs, together with interpretation and other supplementary provisions.