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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1964/section-28",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1964/48",
  "legislation_title": "Police Act 1964",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1964",
  "path": "section/28",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "28",
  "heading": "General duty of Secretary of State.",
  "text": "The Secretary of State shall exercise his powers under this Act in such manner and to such extent as appears to him to be best calculated to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of the police.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 28 inserted (1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, s. 44, Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 6; S.I. 1994/3262, art. 4, Sch."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1964/48/section/28",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:59:29.550126+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."
}