sec.4AMeaning of analogue

### sec.4A Meaning of analogue A thing is an analogue of a dangerous drug if it is any of the following in relation to the dangerous drug, regardless of how the thing is made— a structural isomer with the same constituent groups; an alkaloid; a structural modification that is any of the following— the replacement of up to 2 carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring structures with different carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring structures; the addition of hydrogen atoms to 1 or more unsaturated bonds; the replacement of 1 or more of the groups or atoms stated in subsection (2) with 1 or more of the other groups or atoms stated in that subsection; any other homologue. For subsection (1) (c) (iii) , the following groups and atoms are stated— alkoxy, cyclic diether, acyl, acyloxy, mono-amino or dialkylamino groups with up to 6 carbon atoms in any alkyl residue; alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl groups with up to 6 carbon atoms in the group, where the group is attached to oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur or carbon; an ester or ether group attached to oxygen halogen, hydroxy, nitro or amino groups; hydrogen atoms; carbonyl, ester or amide groups. In this section— addition has its ordinary meaning. replacement has its ordinary meaning. s 4A (prev s 4(2)) renum 1998 No. 19 s 16(3) , (5) amd 2000 No. 28 s 4 ; 2008 No. 4 s 5 sub 2017 No. 41 s 12 (sec.4A-ssec.1) A thing is an analogue of a dangerous drug if it is any of the following in relation to the dangerous drug, regardless of how the thing is made— a structural isomer with the same constituent groups; an alkaloid; a structural modification that is any of the following— the replacement of up to 2 carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring structures with different carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring structures; the addition of hydrogen atoms to 1 or more unsaturated bonds; the replacement of 1 or more of the groups or atoms stated in subsection (2) with 1 or more of the other groups or atoms stated in that subsection; any other homologue. (sec.4A-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (c) (iii) , the following groups and atoms are stated— alkoxy, cyclic diether, acyl, acyloxy, mono-amino or dialkylamino groups with up to 6 carbon atoms in any alkyl residue; alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl groups with up to 6 carbon atoms in the group, where the group is attached to oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur or carbon; an ester or ether group attached to oxygen halogen, hydroxy, nitro or amino groups; hydrogen atoms; carbonyl, ester or amide groups. (sec.4A-ssec.3) In this section— addition has its ordinary meaning. replacement has its ordinary meaning. - (a) a structural isomer with the same constituent groups; - (b) an alkaloid; - (c) a structural modification that is any of the following— (i) the replacement of up to 2 carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring structures with different carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring structures; (ii) the addition of hydrogen atoms to 1 or more unsaturated bonds; (iii) the replacement of 1 or more of the groups or atoms stated in subsection (2) with 1 or more of the other groups or atoms stated in that subsection; - (i) the replacement of up to 2 carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring structures with different carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring structures; - (ii) the addition of hydrogen atoms to 1 or more unsaturated bonds; - (iii) the replacement of 1 or more of the groups or atoms stated in subsection (2) with 1 or more of the other groups or atoms stated in that subsection; - (d) any other homologue. - (i) the replacement of up to 2 carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring structures with different carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring structures; - (ii) the addition of hydrogen atoms to 1 or more unsaturated bonds; - (iii) the replacement of 1 or more of the groups or atoms stated in subsection (2) with 1 or more of the other groups or atoms stated in that subsection; - (a) alkoxy, cyclic diether, acyl, acyloxy, mono-amino or dialkylamino groups with up to 6 carbon atoms in any alkyl residue; - (b) alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl groups with up to 6 carbon atoms in the group, where the group is attached to oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur or carbon; Example— an ester or ether group attached to oxygen - (c) halogen, hydroxy, nitro or amino groups; - (d) hydrogen atoms; - (e) carbonyl, ester or amide groups.