Statement by the Delegation of the Russian Federation in response to the statement by the Maltese EU Presidency on the verdict in the trial of Mr. A. Navalny in the Russian Federation

controlled drug,

pharmacy medicine,

prescription only medicine,

psychoactive substance, or

specified substance”.

in the definition of “drug”—

“medicinal product” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012; “pharmacy medicine” has the meaning given in regulation 8 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012; “prescription only medicine” has the meaning given in regulation 8 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012;

“prisoners' samples” means any sample— “psychoactive substance” has the same meaning as in the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016;

in the definition of “specified drug”, for “ “specified drug” means” substitute “ “specified substance” means ”.

omit “(which is not a controlled drug for the purposes of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971)”;

within the meaning of section 16A

in section 16A (testing prisoners for drugs), after subsection (3) insert—;

in section 52 (exercise of power to make regulations etc), after subsection (2B) insert—

in rule 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), omit the definition of “specified drug”;

in rule 50 (compulsory testing for controlled drugs or specified drugs)—

in rule 51 (offences against discipline), in paragraphs (9) and (24) omit “or specified drug”;

in rule 52 (defences to rule 51(9)), in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), omit “or specified drug”;

omit Schedule 2.

in rule 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), omit the definition of “specified drug”;

in rule 53 (compulsory testing for controlled drugs or specified drugs)—

in rule 55 (offences against discipline), in paragraphs (10) and (27) omit “or specified drug”;

in rule 56 (defences to rule 55(10)), in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), omit “or specified drug”;

omit Schedule 2.

the Prison and Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/583);

the Prison and Young Offender Institution (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/945).

omit Rule 2(5) (insertion of Schedule 2 into the Prison Rules 1999);

omit Rule 3(5) (insertion of Schedule 2 into the Young Offender Institution Rules 2000);

omit the Schedule (which sets out the new Schedule 2 inserted in accordance with Rules 2(5) and 3(5)).

omit rule 2(3), and

omit rule 3(3).