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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/controlled-drugs-drug-precursorscommunity-external-trade-regulations-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/296",
  "legislation_title": "The Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors)(Community External Trade) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/controlled-drugs-drug-precursorscommunity-external-trade-regulations-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "dangerous drugs\nMade 7th February 2008\nLaid before Parliament 11th February 2008\nComing into force 7th March 2008\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68. The Secretary of State is the designated Minister for the purposes of these Regulations by virtue of S.I. 1981/1536 and S.I. 1983/1706."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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