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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/986",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DANGEROUS DRUGS\nMade 29th March 2006\nLaid before Parliament 3rd April 2006\nComing into force 1st May 2006\nThe Secretary of State makes the following regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(1) and (2), 10, 22 and 31(1) 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)."
    }
  ],
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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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