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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-and-social-responsibility-act-2011/section-46",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2011/13",
  "legislation_title": "Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011",
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  "path": "section/46",
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  "number": "46",
  "heading": "Deputy Assistant Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis",
  "text": "(1) The metropolitan police force must have one or more Deputy Assistant Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis.\n(2) The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis must consult the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime before appointing a person as a Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.\n(3) The appointment of a person as a Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis is subject to regulations under section 50 of the Police Act 1996.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 46 in force at 16.1.2012 by S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1"
    }
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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."
}