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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/851",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Regulations 1987",
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  "number": "5",
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  "text": "If in any particular case or class of cases the period of retention or engagement on duty exceeds a week and the chief officer of police is satisfied that the amount of the allowances calculated in accordance with paragraph 1 would be excessive, he may direct that there shall be granted in lieu thereof of a weekly allowance at such lower rate as may be necessary to cover the reasonable expenses of the member concerned.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [
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      "affecting": "uksi/1988/727",
      "affecting_title": "The Police (Amendment) Regulations 1988"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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