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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/city-of-newcastle-upon-tyne-act-2000/section-2",
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  "legislation": "ukla/2000/8",
  "legislation_title": "City of Newcastle upon Tyne Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/city-of-newcastle-upon-tyne-act-2000",
  "path": "section/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Act, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires—\n“Act of 1982” means the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (c. 30);\n“authorised officer” means an officer of the council authorised by it in writing to act for the purposes of this Act;\n“the chief constable” means the Chief Constable of the Northumbria police force;\n“the city” means the City of Newcastle upon Tyne;\n“the council” means the Council of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne; and\n“proper officer” shall have the same meaning as in section 270(3) of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2000/8/section/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:45:30.275173+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}