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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-act-2002/schedule-3B/paragraph-3A",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/30",
  "legislation_title": "Police Reform Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-act-2002",
  "path": "schedule/3B/paragraph/3A",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3A",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The power of a constable, under section 55(6) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, to conduct an intimate search if an officer of at least the rank of inspector considers under section 55(5) of that Act that an intimate search by a suitably qualified person is not practicable.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3B para. 3A inserted (E.W.) (8.5.2018) by The Police Powers of Designated Civilian Staff and Volunteers (Excluded Powers and Duties of Constables) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/475), regs. 1, 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "1984 c. 60. Section 55(5) was amended by section 79 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/30/schedule/3B/paragraph/3A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:30:50.998378+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."
}