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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997-provisions-in-relation-to-the-ncis-service-authority-order-1998/article-A2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/633",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Act 1997 (Provisions in relation to the NCIS Service Authority) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997-provisions-in-relation-to-the-ncis-service-authority-order-1998",
  "path": "article/A2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "A2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Order—\n“the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989; and\n“the Authority” means the NCIS Service Authority.\n(2) Any reference in this Order to a proper officer shall, in relation to any purpose, be construed as a reference to an officer appointed for that purpose by the Authority.\n(3) In this Order, except where the context otherwise requires, any reference to a committee of the Authority is a reference to—\n(a) a committee which is appointed under article D2, below;\n(b) a joint committee constituted under article D2 below; or\n(c) a sub-committee appointed or established under this Order by a committee falling within sub-paragraph (a) or (b) above.\n(4) Any reference in this Order to a local authority is a reference to a body of one of the following descriptions—\n(a) a local authority;\n(b) a police authority;\n(c) the NCIS Service Authority; and\n(d) the NCS Service Authority.\n(5) Any reference in this Order to a business day means any day which is not a Saturday or Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or any day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 42."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/633/article/A2",
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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."
}