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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-service-of-northern-ireland-conduct-regulations-2003/schedule/paragraph-F",
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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",
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  "number": "F",
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  "text": "The Statutory authority for the Code can be found in section 52 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000. The contents of the Code are drawn from a number of sources, including:–\n(1) the attestation found in section 38(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000;\n(2) the European Convention on Human Rights;\n(3) other relevant Human Rights' standards. These include:\n(a) The United Nations' Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials;\n(b) The United Nations' Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials;\n(c) European Police Code of Ethics.",
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  "status": null,
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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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