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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-designation-order-northern-ireland-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2001/431",
  "legislation_title": "Misuse of Drugs (Designation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-designation-order-northern-ireland-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DANGEROUS DRUGS\nMade 17th December 2001\nComing into operation 1st February 2002\nThe Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 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 every other power enabling it in that behalf and on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "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 Art. 5(a)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2001/431/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."
}