The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023
The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023
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Type: NI Statutory Rule
Year: 2023
Number: 218
Made: 2023-12-13
Coming into force: 2023-12-31
Last ingested: 2026-06-12 from legislation.gov.uk.
Explanatory note
Reproduced verbatim from the instrument as published on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). The note is prepared by the responsible government department and is not part of the instrument itself.
These Regulations amend the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 ( S.R. 2002 No. 1 ) (“ the 2002 Regulations ”) to permit independent prescribing of controlled drugs by therapeutic radiographer independent prescribers and paramedic independent prescribers. They also permit the supply of codeine products by podiatrists and make technical amendments in respect of podiatrist independent prescribers and physiotherapist independent prescribers, and as regards possession of ketamine by healthcare professionals.
Other NISRs from 2023
- The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (revoked) — NISR 2023/219
- The Market Square, Lisburn (Stopping-Up) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 — NISR 2023/217
- The Insolvency (Amendment No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2023 — NISR 2023/220