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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-act-1971-modification-order-1979/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1979/299",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 1979",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-act-1971-modification-order-1979",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DANGEROUS DRUGS\nLaid before Parliament in draft\nMade 14th March 1979\nComing into Operation 14th May 1979\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of March 1979\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1979/299/introduction",
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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."
}