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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-codes-of-practice-order-1988/article-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1200",
  "legislation_title": "The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-codes-of-practice-order-1988",
  "path": "article/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Citation and Commencement",
  "text": "This Order may be cited as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) Order 1988 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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