{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-act-1971-temporary-class-drug-order-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/1027",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-act-1971-temporary-class-drug-order-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Order made by the Secretary of State, to be laid before Parliament under section 2A(10) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament within 40 days beginning with the day on which the Order was made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment of both Houses for more than four days.\nDangerous Drugs\nMade 2nd April 2015\nComing into force 10th April 2015\nLaid before Parliament 19th May 2015\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 or products listed in the Schedule to this Order is a Class A drug, a Class B drug or a Class C drug.\nThe Secretary of State has received a recommendation from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs under section 2B(1)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 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": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1027/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."
}