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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-and-social-responsibility-act-2011/schedule-16/paragraph-338",
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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/338",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "338",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Section 40 (documents relating to police authorities) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.\n(2) In the title, for “police authorities” substitute “ police and crime commissioners and chief constables ”.\n(3) In subsection (1), for “police authority for” substitute “ police and crime commissioner for, or the chief constable of a police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996 for, ”.\n(4) In subsection (2)—\n(a) for “police authorities” substitute “ police and crime commissioners ”;\n(b) for “police authority” substitute “ police and crime commissioner ”.\n(5) After subsection (2) insert—\n“(3) If the Auditor General for Wales has sent a document (or a copy of a document) relating to one or more chief constables of police forces maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996 for a police area in Wales, the Auditor General may send a copy of the document to the persons to whom a copy of a document may be sent under subsection (2).”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 16 para. 338 in force at 22.11.2012 by S.I. 2012/2892, art. 2(i)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "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/338",
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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."
}