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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2021/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2021/221",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2021",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Dangerous Drugs\nMade 28th July 2021\nComing into operation 18th August 2021\nThe Department of Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7, 10 and 31 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as adapted by sections 7(9), 31(4) and 38 of that Act and now vested in it and after consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in accordance with section 31(3) of that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Formerly the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; see 2016 c. 5 (N.I.), s. 1(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1971 c. 38 as amended by section 151 of, and Schedule 17 to, the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 c.13"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.R. & O. (N. I.) 1973 No. 504, Article 5(a) and S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3(6)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2021/221/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:37:56.885004+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}