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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-designation-amendment-england-wales-and-scotland-order-2017/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2017/632",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) Order 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-designation-amendment-england-wales-and-scotland-order-2017",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Dangerous Drugs, England And Wales\nDangerous Drugs, Scotland\nMade 6th May 2017\nComing into force 31st May 2017\nTo be laid before Parliament 13th June 2017\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(4) and 7(5) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, and after consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in accordance with section 7(7) of that Act, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 38."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/632/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."
}