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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-2006-act-commencement-order-northern-ireland-2012/article-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2012/307",
  "legislation_title": "The Health (2006 Act) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Appointed day for provisions relating to the supervision and management of controlled drugs",
  "text": "1st August 2012 is the appointed day for the coming into operation of –\n(a) Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the Act as it applies in relation to Northern Ireland, in so far as it is not already in operation; and\n(b) Sections 76 and 77 of the Act, in so far as they relate to offences under Chapter 1 of Part 3 (including offences created in regulations under that Chapter).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 83(1)(e) of the Act commenced the provisions of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the Act on Royal Assent in so far as they confer powers to make regulations"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/307/article/2",
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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."
}