Misuse of Drugs Act 2001
40Amendment of Schedule 1
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40 Amendment of Schedule 1
(1) In this section,
component means a clause, subclause, paragraph or subparagraph.
(2) The Governor may, by order, amend Part 1 of Schedule 1 by doing any one or more of the following:
(a) inserting a new component or expression;
(b) omitting a component or expression;
(c) omitting a component or expression and substituting another component or expression.
(3) The Governor may, by order, amend Part 2 , 3 or 4 of Schedule 1 by doing any one or more of the following:
(a) inserting a new item in any table;
(b) omitting an item from any table;
(c) omitting an item from any table and substituting another item.
(4) The provisions of section 47(3) , (3A) , (4) , (5) , (6) and (7) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 apply to an order under this section as if the order were regulations within the meaning of that Act.