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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-scotland-amendment-no3-regulations-1995/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/2131",
  "legislation_title": "The Police (Scotland) Amendment (No.3) Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-scotland-amendment-no3-regulations-1995",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Police (Scotland) Regulations 1976 (“the principal Regulations”).\nRegulations 2 and 3 make minor amendments in relation to arrangements for shifts for constables below the rank of superintendent and in relation to holidays for inspectors.\nRegulations 4 and 6 of these Regulations (which, by virtue of regulation 1(2)(a) and (c), are retrospective) increase certain allowances.\nRegulation 5 makes provision for the pay of chief constables and assistant chief constables. This provision is also retrospective. Retrospection is authorised by section 26(3) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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."
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