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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2003/314",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DANGEROUS DRUGS\nMade 20th June 2003\nComing into operation 1st July 2003\nThe Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7, 10 and 31 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as adapted by section 38 of that Act and now vested in it and of every other power enabling it in that behalf and after consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in accordance with section 31(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) – Article 3(6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1971 c. 38"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.R.O. (N.I.) 1973 No. 504; Article 5(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/314/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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