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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997-commencement-no-1-and-transitional-provisions-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1377",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Act 1997 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997-commencement-no-1-and-transitional-provisions-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "POLICE\nMade 29th May 1997\nLaid before Parliament 4th June 1997\nComing into force 25th June 1997\nIn exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 135 of the Police Act 1997, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 50."
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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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