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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1597",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DANGEROUS DRUGS\nMade 19th June 1996\nLaid before Parliament 27th June 1996\nComing into force 1st September 1996\nThe Secretary of State in pursuance of sections 7, 22 and 31 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, after consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 38."
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  ],
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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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