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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2012/168",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Dangerous Drugs\nMade 18th April 2012\nComing into operation 10th May 2012\nThe Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7, 10, 22 and 31 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as adapted by section 38 of that Act and now vested in it.\nIn accordance with section 31(3) of that Act, it 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"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The powers of the Ministry of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland were transferred to the Department of Health and Social Services by S.R & O. (N.I).1973 No 504, Article 5(a) of and Part 2 of Schedule 2. The Department of Health and Social Services was later renamed Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety by Article 3(6) of S.I 1999/238(N.I.1)"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/168/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."
}