# Police Act 1996, Section 2: Maintenance of police forces.

Extent: E+W

(1) A police force shall be maintained for every police area for the time being listed in Schedule 1.
(2) For further provision about the maintenance of those police forces, see Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/16/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1996/section-2
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