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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-service-of-northern-ireland-conduct-regulations-2003/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2003/68",
  "legislation_title": "Police Service of Northern Ireland (Conduct) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-service-of-northern-ireland-conduct-regulations-2003",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations.)\nThese regulations set out the amendments to the Royal Ulster Constabulary (Conduct) Regulations 2000 and the Royal Ulster Constabulary (Conduct) (Senior officer) Regulations 2000 necessary to introduce the Code of Ethics.\nIn addition provision is made to carry out amendments to the Royal Ulster Constabulary (Conduct) Regulations 2000, the Royal Ulster Constabulary (Conduct) (Senior officer) Regulations 2000, the Royal Ulster Constabulary (Unsatisfactory performance) Regulations 2000 and the Royal Ulster Constabulary (Appeals) Regulations 2000, in line with changes agreed with the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.\nReferences to the Royal Ulster Constabulary should also be taken to mean the Police Service of Northern Ireland.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/68/note",
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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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