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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-and-social-responsibility-act-2011/schedule-16/paragraph-291",
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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/16/paragraph/291",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "291",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 29 (interpretation of Part 2), in subsection (1)—\n(a) in the definition of “appropriate authority”—\n(i) in paragraph (a)(i), for “a senior officer, the police authority” substitute “ the chief officer or an acting chief officer, the local policing body ”;\n(ii) in paragraph (a)(ii), for “a senior officer” substitute “ the chief officer or an acting chief officer ”;\n(iii) in paragraph (b)(i), for “a senior officer, the police authority” substitute “ the chief officer or an acting chief officer, the local policing body ”;\n(iv) in paragraph (b)(ii), for “a senior officer” substitute “ the chief officer or an acting chief officer ”;\n(v) after paragraph (b)(ii) insert— “ and, for the purposes of this definition, “acting chief officer” means a person exercising or performing functions of a chief constable in accordance with section 41 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011; a person exercising powers or duties of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis in accordance with section 44 or 45(4) of that Act; or a person exercising duties of the Commissioner of Police for the City of London in accordance with section 25 of the City of London Police Act 1839; ”;\n(b) in the definition of “relevant force”, for paragraph (a) substitute—\n“(a) if that authority is a local policing body, the police force which the body is responsible for maintaining; and”;\n(c) omit the definition of “senior officer”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 16 para. 291(a)(b) in force at 16.1.2012 by S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with art. 8(4)) (as amended (14.11.2012) by S.I. 2012/2892, art. 8(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 16 para. 291(c) in force at 22.11.2012 by S.I. 2012/2892, art. 2(i)"
    }
  ],
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      "type": "omitted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2026/18",
      "affecting_title": "Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/13/schedule/16/paragraph/291",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:09:27.716276+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."
}