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  "legislation_title": "The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012",
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  "number": "38",
  "heading": "Supply of copy of business voting register to police forces and restrictions on use",
  "text": "(1) The business registration officer shall supply, free of charge and on request, one electronic copy of the business voting register to—\n(a) any police force in Great Britain;\n(b) the Police Services or Northern Ireland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (Reserve);\n(c) the Serious Organised Crime Agency;\n(d) the National Crime Squad;\n(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(f) any body of constables established under an Act of Parliament.\n(2) No person serving whether as a constable, officer or employee in any of the forces and organisations listed at sub-paragraph (1) above may—\n(a) supply a copy of the business voting register to any person;\n(b) disclose any information contained in it; or\n(c) make use of any such information,\notherwise than for the purposes of the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal law (whether in England or elsewhere).",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 6 inserted (6.4.2013) by The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/798), regs. 1, 7, Sch. 1"
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      "text": "Sch. 6 para. 38(1)(e) omitted (16.1.2023) by virtue of The Voter Identification Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1382), regs. 1(3), 67 (with reg. 1(6)(7))"
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