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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1996-commencement-and-transitional-provisions-order-1999/article-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/533",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Act 1996 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1996-commencement-and-transitional-provisions-order-1999",
  "path": "article/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This Order may be cited as the Police Act 1996 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 31st March 1999.\n(2) This Order extends to England and Wales only.",
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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."
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