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.