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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-designation-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2005/359",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-designation-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DANGEROUS DRUGS\nMade 2nd August 2005\nComing into operation 8th August 2005\nThe Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 7(4) and (5) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, as adapted by section 7(9) of the Act and now vested in it and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf and on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in accordance with section 7(7) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 38"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See 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": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/359/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."
}