Version as at 15 December 2022
(SL 2022/36)
Cindy Kiro, Governor-General
At Wellington this 21st day of February 2022
Present:Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Health.
These regulations are made under section 37 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.
These regulations are the Misuse of Drugs (Fentanyl and Tramadol) Amendment Regulations 2022.
These regulations come into force on the date that the Misuse of Drugs (Classification and Presumption of Supply) Order 2022 comes into force.
Regulation 2: these regulations brought into force, on 15 December 2022, pursuant to clause 2(1) of the Misuse of Drugs (Classification and Presumption of Supply) Commencement Order 2022 (SL 2022/292).
These regulations amend the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1977.
After regulation 22(2)(c), insert:
fentanyl.
After regulation 28(4)(e), insert:
tramadol.
In Schedule 1C, after item 3, insert:
Tramadol
Michael Webster,Clerk of the Executive Council.
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.
Date of notification in Gazette: 24 February 2022.
This is a consolidation of the Misuse of Drugs (Fentanyl and Tramadol) Amendment Regulations 2022 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.
A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.
Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.
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Misuse of Drugs (Classification and Presumption of Supply) Commencement Order 2022 (SL 2022/292): clause 2(1)