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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-act-1971-modification-order-1990/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/2589",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 1990",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DANGEROUS DRUGS\nMade 19th December 1990\nComing into operation 1st February 1991\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of December 1990\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 pursuance of 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": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 38."
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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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