{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-act-1971-temporary-class-drug-order-2016/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-act-1971-temporary-class-drug-order-2016/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/650",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-act-1971-temporary-class-drug-order-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Dangerous Drugs\nApproved by both Houses of ParliamentMade 13th June 2016\nLaid before Parliament- - 15th June 2016\nComing into force 27th June 2016\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/2016/650/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:22:46.155336+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}