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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-amendment-regulations-1991/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/2484",
  "legislation_title": "The Police (Amendment) Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-amendment-regulations-1991",
  "path": "note",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations further amend the Police Regulations 1987. Regulation 3(2), (3) and (4) makes additional provision in relation to appeals against decisions concerning the compatibility of business interests with membership of a police force.\nRegulation 3(6) preserves the entitlement of existing police officers to reimbursement of all National Health Service charges for certain drugs, medicines and appliances and for dental treatment, and provides for the reimbursement of such charges to officers who first join the police after these Regulations come into force only where the charges relate to an injury received or disease contracted on account of th ffieir constabulary duty.\nRegulation 3(5) increases London weighting and the supplementary pay of university scholars in the City and the metropolitan police district with effect from 1st July 1990; regulation 3(7) increases pay and regulation 3(8) increases the dog handler’s allowance, both with effect from 1st September 1991 (retrospection is authorised by section 33(4) of the Police Act 1964).",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2484/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."
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