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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-designation-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2012/212",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-designation-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Dangerous Drugs\nMade 22nd May 2012\nComing into operation 13th June 2012\nThe Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(4) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as adapted by section 7(9) of that Act and now vested in it and after consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in accordance with section 7(7) of that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c.38"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.R & O. (N.I).1973 No.504, Article 5(a) and S.I. 1999 No.283(N.I.1);Article 3(6)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/212/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."
}