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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997-commencement-no-1-and-transitional-provisions-order-1997/note",
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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": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force for specified purposes various provisions of Parts I and II (which concern the National Criminal Intelligence Service and National Crime Squad) of the Police Act 1997. Article 2 of this Order also brings into force on 25th June 1997 section 128 (regulations for special constables and police cadets); section 129 (change of name or description of certain police areas); section 130 (members of RUC engaged on service outside their force); section 131 (regulations requiring use of specified facilities or services) and section 132 (expenditure by Secretary of State for police purposes). Article 3 brings into force on 25th June 1997 the provisions there listed for the purpose of the appointment of the members of the service authorities for the National Criminal Intelligence Service and National Crime Squad. Article 4 brings into force on 23rd July 1997 the provisions there listed which relate to the service authorities for NCIS and the National Crime Squad, its financing and the appointment of staff, officers and the Director Generals. Article 5 makes provision for the first meeting of the service authorities.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1377/note",
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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."
}