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  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6/9-10/17",
  "legislation_title": "Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to provide for the maintenance of British civil police forces in certain countries and territories outside the United Kingdom; for the discipline and pensions of members of such forces; and for purposes connected therewith.\n[20th December 1945]",
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  "status": null,
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      "text": "Act extended to (N.I) (9.2.1999) by 1998 c. 32, s. 74(1), Sch. 4 para. 2; S.R. 1999/48, art. 3 (with art. 4)"
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