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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-order-1987/schedule-1/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1987/938",
  "legislation_title": "Police (Northern Ireland) Order 1987",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Commission shall consist of a chairman, two deputy chairmen and at least 4 other members, all appointed by the Secretary of State.\n(2) Persons may be appointed as whole-time or part-time members of the Commission.\n(3) The members of the Commission shall not include any person who is or has been a member of a police force in any part of the British Islands.",
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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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