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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/independent-police-complaints-commission-investigatory-powers-order-2004/article-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/815",
  "legislation_title": "The Independent Police Complaints Commission (Investigatory Powers) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/independent-police-complaints-commission-investigatory-powers-order-2004",
  "path": "article/5",
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  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Urgent cases",
  "text": "(1) The additional position of Senior Investigating Officer of the Independent Police Complaints Commission is hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 30(1) of the 2000 Act, for the cases described in paragraph (2) as if prescribed by an order under that section.\n(2) An individual prescribed by virtue of paragraph (1) may grant an authorisation only where it is not reasonably practicable having regard to the urgency of the case for the application to be considered by an individual holding an office or position prescribed by article 4(1).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/2010/521",
      "affecting_title": "The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) Order 2010"
    }
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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."
}