Misuse of Drugs (Classification of Ketamine) Order Commencement Order 2010
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Misuse of Drugs (Classification of Ketamine) Order Commencement Order 2010
Anand Satyanand, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 26th day of July 2010
Present:
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council
Pursuant to section 4A(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 and a resolution of the House of Representatives made on 4 May 2010 in accordance with section 4A(3) of that Act, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following order.
Order
1 Title
This order is the Misuse of Drugs (Classification of Ketamine) Order Commencement Order 2010.
2 Commencement of Misuse of Drugs (Classification of Ketamine) Order 2009
The Misuse of Drugs (Classification of Ketamine) Order 2009 comes into force on 1 December 2010.
Rebecca Kitteridge,
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 brings the Misuse of Drugs (Classification of Ketamine) Order 2009 into force on 1 December 2010. The effect of that order is to classify ketamine (2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)-cyclohexanone) as a Class C controlled drug.
Section 4A(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 provides that, before this commencement order is made, the Misuse of Drugs (Classification of Ketamine) Order 2009 must be approved by resolution of the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives approved that order on 4 May 2010.
Date of notification in Gazette: 29 July 2010.
This order is administered by the Ministry of Health.