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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-magistrates-courts-act-1994-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-provisions-order-1994/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/3262",
  "legislation_title": "The Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1994",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "POLICE\nMade 14th December 1994\nLaid before Parliament 22nd December 1994\nComing into force:\narticles 1 to 3 31st December 1994\nremainder of the Order 15th January 1995\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 94(1), (4), (5) and (6) of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994, hereby makes the following Order:",
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      "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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