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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-no-3-regulations-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/3372",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-no-3-regulations-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DANGEROUS DRUGS\nMade 6th December 2005\nLaid before Parliament 8th December 2005\nComing into force 1st January 2006\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7, 10, 22 and 31 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.\nIn accordance with section 31(3) of that Act he has consulted with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 38. Section 22 of that Act was amended by section 177(1) of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 4 to, the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3372/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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