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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-service-of-scotland-amendment-regulations-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2016/419",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Service of Scotland (Amendment) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-service-of-scotland-amendment-regulations-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Police\nMade 13th December 2016\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 15th December 2016\nComing into force 9th February 2017\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 48 and 125(1) of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 54(1) of that Act, they have shared a draft of the Regulations with the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom and have considered any representations made.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "2012 asp 8."
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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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