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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-designation-order-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3997",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-designation-order-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DANGEROUS DRUGS\nMade 13th December 2001\nLaid before Parliament 14th December 2001\nComing into force 1st February 2002\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 7(4) and (5) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, hereby 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/2001/3997/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."
}