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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-and-social-responsibility-act-2011/schedule-15/paragraph-25",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2011/13",
  "legislation_title": "Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-and-social-responsibility-act-2011",
  "path": "schedule/15/paragraph/25",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In this Schedule—\n“existing chief officer” means—\n(a)in relation to a police area listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996, the chief constable of the police force for that area before the coming into force of section 2 of this Act in relation to that area;\n(b)in relation to the metropolitan police district, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis immediately before the coming into force of section 4;\n“existing police authority” means—\n(a)in relation to a police area listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996, the police authority established under section 3 of that Act for that area;\n(b)in relation to the metropolitan police district, the Metropolitan Police Authority;\n“local authority” means—\n(a)in relation to England, a county council or a district council;\n(b)in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council;\n“new chief officer” means—\n(a)in relation to a police area listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996, the chief constable established for that police area under section 2 of this Act;\n(b)in relation to the metropolitan police district, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis established under section 4;\n“new policing body” means—\n(a)in relation to a police area listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996, the police and crime commissioner for that area;\n(b)in relation to the metropolitan police district, the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;\n“police force” means—\n(a)in relation to a police area listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996, the police force maintained for that area under section 2 of that Act;\n(b)in relation to the metropolitan police district, the metropolitan police force;\n“transfer scheme”, in relation to an existing police authority, means a scheme for transferring staff, property, rights or liabilities of that authority.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 15 para. 25 in force at 16.1.2012 for specified purposes by S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 15 para. 25 in force at 22.11.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/2892, art. 2(h)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/13/schedule/15/paragraph/25",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:09:27.716276+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."
}