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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-safe-custody-regulations-1973/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1973/798",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-safe-custody-regulations-1973",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DANGEROUS DRUGS\nMade 19th April 1973\nLaid before Parliament 7th May 1973\nComing into operation\nRegulations 1, 2, 5 and Schedule 1 1st July 1973\nRemainder 1st October 1974\nIn pursuance of sections 10(2)(a) and 31 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, after consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, I hereby make the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1973/798/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."
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