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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/32",
  "legislation_title": "Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision about policing in Northern Ireland; and for connected purposes.\n[24th July 1998]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act: transfer of certain functions (4.11.2001) by 2000 c. 32, s. 2, Sch. 2 para. 2; S.R. 2001/396, art. 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "Act extends to Northern Ireland only, but for exceptions see s. 76(1)(2)(3)."
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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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