Part 2Controlled substances

Part 2—Controlled substances 5—Declaration of poisons (section 12(1) of Act) (1) Pursuant to section 12(1) of the Act, the following substances (whether in a pure form, or contained in a preparation or admixture) are declared to be poisons: (a) the primary substances listed in Schedules 1 to 8 and Schedule 10 of the Uniform Poisons Standard; (b) section 17A, 17B and 17C precursors; (c) the following related substances, but subject to any express exclusion contained in the Uniform Poisons Standard: (i) the artificial form of a primary substance; (ii) if a primary substance is a plant (other than a plant included in Schedule 8 of the Uniform Poisons Standard)—that plant, or any part of that plant, when packed or prepared for therapeutic use; (iii) every salt, active principle or derivative (including an ester or ether) of a primary substance and every salt of such an active principle or derivative; (iv) every alkaloid of a primary substance and every salt of such an alkaloid; (v) every stereoisomer of a primary substance and every salt of such a stereoisomer. (2) A related substance will be taken to be included in the Schedule, or Schedules, of the Uniform Poisons Standard in which the primary substance to which it is related is included. (3) A reference in these regulations to a poison will be taken to include a reference to the primary substance and its related substances (in each case whether in a pure form, or contained in a preparation or admixture). 6—Declaration of prescription drugs (section 12(2) of Act) Pursuant to section 12(2) of the Act, S4 poisons and S8 poisons are declared to be prescription drugs. 7—Declaration of drugs of dependence (section 12(3) of Act) Pursuant to section 12(3) of the Act, S8 poisons are declared to be drugs of dependence. 8—Declaration of volatile solvents (section 12(7) of Act) Pursuant to section 12(7) of the Act, the following are declared to be volatile solvents: (a) the following substances (whether in their natural or artificial form): Acetone (dimethyl ketone, propanone) Amyl nitrite (isopentyl nitrite) Bromochlorodifluoromethane (BCF) Butane Butanone (methyl ethyl ketone) Butyl nitrite Carbon tetrachloride Chlorofluorocarbons and fluorocarbons except where separately specified Chloroform Dichloromethane (methylene chloride) Diethyl ether (ethoxyethane) Dimethyl ether (methoxymethane) Enflurane Ethyl acetate Ethyl chloride (chloroethane) Halothane Heptane Hexane Isoamyl nitrite Isobutane (2-methylpropane) Isobutyl nitrite (2-methylpropyl nitrite) Isoflurane Methoxyflurane Methyl acetate Methyl isobutyl ketone (4‑methylpentan‑2‑one) Methyl tert‑butyl ether Nitrous oxide Octane Octyl nitrite Pentane Petrol Propane Sevoflurane Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene, tetrachloroethene) Toluene (methylbenzene) 1,1,1‑trichloroethane (methylchloroform) Trichloroethylene (trichloroethene) Xylene (xylol); (b) structural isomers of a substance specified in paragraph (a); (c) preparations or admixtures containing any proportion of a substance specified in paragraph (a); (d) preparations or admixtures containing any proportion of structural isomers of a substance specified in paragraph (a).