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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-order-1987/article-1",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1987/938",
  "legislation_title": "Police (Northern Ireland) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-order-1987",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Title and commencement",
  "text": "(1) This Order may be cited as the Police (Northern Ireland) Order 1987.\n(2) This Order shall come into operation on such day or days as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "F",
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      "text": "fully exercised SR 1988/7"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1987/938/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:47:58.653686+00:00"
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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."
}