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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prison-rules-1999/article-62",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/728",
  "legislation_title": "The Prison Rules 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prison-rules-1999",
  "path": "article/62",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "62",
  "heading": "General duty of officers",
  "text": "(1) It shall be the duty of every officer to conform to these Rules and the rules and regulations of the prison, to assist and support the governor in their maintenance and to obey his lawful instructions.\n(2) An officer shall inform the governor promptly of any abuse or impropriety which comes to his knowledge.",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/728/article/62",
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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."
}