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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-designation-variation-order-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/881",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Variation) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-designation-variation-order-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DANGEROUS DRUGS\nMade 23rd March I998\nLaid before Parliament 31st March I998\nComing into force 1st May 1998\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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  "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."
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