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  "legislation_title": "The Police Regulations 1987",
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  "number": "4",
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  "text": "(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), days of annual leave granted under this Schedule may be taken, in the discretion of the chief officer of police and subject to the exigencies of duty, as a single period, or as single days, or in periods of more than one day or as half days.\n(2) In the case of a member below the rank of superintendent, not more than 3 days of annual leave shall be taken as half days, and where annual leave is so taken, the member—\n(a) shall do duty on that day for 4 hours, and\n(b) shall not be entitled to be allowed an interval for refreshment such as is mentioned in regulation 26(3).",
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      "affecting": "uksi/1993/2047",
      "affecting_title": "The Police (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 1993"
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