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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drugs-act-2005-commencement-no-3-order-2005/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/3053",
  "legislation_title": "The Drugs Act 2005 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drugs-act-2005-commencement-no-3-order-2005",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The following provisions of the 2005 Act shall come into force on 1st January 2006—\n(a) section 1 (aggravated supply of controlled drug);\n(b) section 3 (drug offence searches: England and Wales);\n(c) section 5 (x-rays and ultrasound scans: England and Wales); and\n(d) section 8 (extended detention of suspected drug offenders).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3053/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:47:36.887996+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}