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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-magistrates-courts-act-1994-commencement-no-1-and-transitional-provisions-order-1994/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/2025",
  "legislation_title": "The Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1994",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "POLICE\nMade 1st August 1994\nLaid before Parliament 5th August 1994\nComing into force 8th August 1994\nIn exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 94(1), (4), (5) and (6) of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994, I hereby make the following Order:",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1994 c. 29."
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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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