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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-crime-squad-secretary-of-states-objectives-order-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/779",
  "legislation_title": "The National Crime Squad (Secretary of State’s Objectives) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-crime-squad-secretary-of-states-objectives-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "POLICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 21st March 2002\nLaid before Parliament 26th March 2002\nComing into force 1st April 2002\nIn exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 71(1) of the Police Act 1997, after consultation in accordance with section 71(2) of that Act, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 50. Section 71(2) has been amended by the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16), sections 128(1) and 137, Schedule 6, Part 1, paragraphs 1, 18(a) and (b), Schedule 7, Part 5(1)."
    }
  ],
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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."
}