{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-act-1971-modification-order-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3932",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-act-1971-modification-order-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DANGEROUS DRUGS\nMade 11th December 2001\nComing into force 1st February 2002\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of December 2001\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": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 38."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3932/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."
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