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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/882",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 1998",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DANGEROUS DRUGS\nMade 23rd March 1998\nLaid before Parliament 31st March 1998\nComing into force 1st May 1998\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 7, 10 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:",
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  "status": null,
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 38."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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