{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-act-1971-temporary-class-drug-order-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/980",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-act-1971-temporary-class-drug-order-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Dangerous Drugs\nApproved by both Houses of ParliamentMade 29th March 2012\nLaid before Parliament 3rd April 2012\nComing into force 5th April 2012\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2A(1) and (5), 7A(2), (3) and (6) and 31(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.\nNone of the substances specified in article 2(a) to (e) of this Order is a Class A drug, a Class B drug or a Class C drug.\nIt appears to the Secretary of State that those substances are drugs that are being, or are likely to be, misused, and that that misuse is having, or is capable of having, harmful effects.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in accordance with section 2B(2)(a) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, and has determined that this Order should be made.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 38. Sections 2A and 7A were inserted by section 151 of, and paragraphs 3 and 8 of Schedule 17 to, the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 2B was inserted by section 151 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 17 to, the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/980/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."
}