Why was the Misuse of Drugs Act set up in the Uk 1971?
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 This is the primary legislation for the United Kingdom and came fully into effect in 1973. Whilst much of this Act consolidated earlier legislation, it introduced some important changes. It set up the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, it introduced the concept of irresponsible prescribing, the Tribunal procedure (which is no longer used) and gave the Home Secretary the power to introduce strict standards of security rather than the “lock and key” requirements of the earlier legislation. It also introduced the terms “controlled drugs” and “CD” to replace the previously used expressions “dangerous drugs” or “DDA” respectively. The main purpose of the Act is to prevent the misuse of controlled drugs and achieves this by imposing a complete ban on the possession, supply, manufacture, import and export of controlled drugs except as allowed by regulations or by licence from the Secretary of State. ————————————–… An Act to make new
