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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-freedoms-act-2012-code-of-practice-for-surveillance-camera-systems-and-specification-of-relevant-authorities-order-2013/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/1961",
  "legislation_title": "The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Code of Practice for Surveillance Camera Systems and Specification of Relevant Authorities) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-freedoms-act-2012-code-of-practice-for-surveillance-camera-systems-and-specification-of-relevant-authorities-order-2013",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Specification of relevant authorities",
  "text": "The following persons are specified as a “relevant authority” for the purposes of section 33(5)(k) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012–\n(a) The chief constable of the British Transport Police;\n(b) The National Crime Agency;\n(c) The chief constable of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary; and\n(d) The chief constable of the Ministry of Defence Police.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 3(b) substituted (7.10.2013) by The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments and Saving Provision) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2318), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 127"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 3 in force at 12.8.2013, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
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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."
}