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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2003/schedule-2A/paragraph-18",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/6",
  "legislation_title": "Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003",
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  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Schedule—\n“a CSO” means a person designated as a community support officer under section 30A;\n“the 1989 Order” means the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.\n(2) Expressions used in this Schedule and in the 1989 Order have the same meaning in this Schedule as in that Order.",
  "extent": null,
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      "text": "Sch. 2A inserted (22.4.2007 for the insertion of Sch. 2A paras. 2, 6, 7, 10, 13, 15, 18) by The Policing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/912 (N.I. 6)), arts. 1(3), 7(8), Sch. 5"
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