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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-1998/schedule-1/paragraph-8",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/32",
  "legislation_title": "Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998",
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  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Any contract or instrument which, if entered into or executed by an individual, would not require to be under seal may be entered into or executed on behalf of the Police Authority by any person generally or specially authorised by the Authority to act for that purpose.\n(2) Before entering into contracts for the supply of goods or the execution of works, the Police Authority shall comply with such requirements as the Secretary of State may direct.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/32/schedule/1/paragraph/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:22:34.496122+00:00"
  },
  "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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