{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-authorities-standing-orders-regulations-1997/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-authorities-standing-orders-regulations-1997/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2416",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Authorities (Standing Orders) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-authorities-standing-orders-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nPOLICE\nMade 5th October 1997\nLaid before Parliament 15th October 1997\nComing into force 17th November 1997\nThe Secretary of State in pursuance of sections 20 and 190 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 42. Section 21 (which contains the definition of “local authority” applicable in relation to sections 19 and 20) was amended by paragraph 38 of Schedule 4 to the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2416/introduction",
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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."
}