1Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Drugs Misuse Amendment Regulation 2026.2Regulation amendedThis regulation amends the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987.3Amendment of sch 2 (Dangerous drugs)(1)Schedule 2, entry for 1,4-Butanediol—omit, insert—1,4-Butanediol unless a person carries on the business of trafficking in the thing, or possesses, produces or supplies the thing, or publishes instructions or has possession of a document containing instructions about the way to produce the thing—

(a)for a legitimate industrial activity or purpose; or

(b)for a legitimate commercial activity or purpose directly related to a legitimate industrial activity or purpose.

Note—See also schedule 6.(2)Schedule 2, entry for 4-Hydroxybutanoic acid lactone—omit, insert—4-Hydroxybutanoic acid lactone unless a person carries on the business of trafficking in the thing, or possesses, produces or supplies the thing, or publishes instructions or has possession of a document containing instructions about the way to produce the thing—

(a)for a legitimate industrial activity or purpose; or

(b)for a legitimate commercial activity or purpose directly related to a legitimate industrial activity or purpose.

Note—See also schedule 6.4Amendment of sch 6 (Controlled substances)(1)Schedule 6—insert—1,4-Butanediol only if a person attempts to obtain the substance from someone else under a relevant transaction, obtains the substance from someone else under a relevant transaction, owns the substance, has possession of the substance for the purpose of supplying the substance under a relevant transaction, or supplies the substance under a relevant transaction—

(a)for a legitimate industrial activity or purpose; or

(b)for a legitimate commercial activity or purpose directly related to a legitimate industrial activity or purpose.

Note—See also schedule 2.(2)Schedule 6—insert—4-Hydroxybutanoic acid lactone only if a person attempts to obtain the substance from someone else under a relevant transaction, obtains the substance from someone else under a relevant transaction, owns the substance, has possession of the substance for the purpose of supplying the substance under a relevant transaction, or supplies the substance under a relevant transaction—

(a)for a legitimate industrial activity or purpose; or

(b)for a legitimate commercial activity or purpose directly related to a legitimate industrial activity or purpose.

Note—See also schedule 2.