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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-codes-of-practice-modifications-to-code-c-and-code-d-certain-police-areas-order-2002/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1150",
  "legislation_title": "The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Modifications to Code C and Code D) (Certain Police Areas) Order 2002",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The modifications to Code C and Code D made by article 2 shall have effect only in the following police areas:\n(a) Bedfordshire;\n(b) Devon and Cornwall;\n(c) Lancashire;\n(d) Merseyside;\n(e) the metropolitan police district;\n(f) Nottinghamshire;\n(g) South Yorkshire;\n(h) Staffordshire; and\n(i) North Wales.",
  "extent": null,
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The term “police area” has the meaning ascribed to it in section 101 of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16) by virtue of Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)."
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      "affecting_title": "The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Modifications to Code C and Code D) (Certain Police Areas) (Amendment) Order 2002"
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      "affecting_title": "The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Modifications to Code C and Code D) (Certain Police Areas) (Amendment) Order 2002"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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