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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-1998/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/882",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-1998",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1985 by adding Etryptamine and Methcathinone to Schedule 1; Zipeprol to Schedule 2; and Aminorex, Brotizolam and Mesocarb to Schedule 4 Part II. These drugs became subject to control under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 by virtue of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/750). These Regulations also transfer Flunitrazepam from Schedule 4 Part II to Schedule 3 to the 1985 Regulations.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/882/note",
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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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