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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-act-1971-amendment-order-2024/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2024/190",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-act-1971-amendment-order-2024",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Dangerous Drugs\nMade 21st February 2024\nComing into force 20th March 2024\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of February 2024\nPresent,\nThe King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nIn accordance with section 2(5) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament after consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\nAccordingly, His Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Him by section 2(2) of that Act, is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 38."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/190/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:34:29.413672+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."
}