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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-freedoms-act-2012-commencement-no-1-order-2012/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/1205",
  "legislation_title": "The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-freedoms-act-2012-commencement-no-1-order-2012",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nArticle 2 of this Order commences section 62 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9) (“the 2012 Act”) on 9th May which enables the code of practice on counter-terrorism stop and search powers to be laid before Parliament.\nArticle 3 commences a number of provisions of the 2012 Act on 1st July 2012, 2 months after the 2012 Act received Royal Assent. These provisions include Chapter 1 of Part 2 which regulates CCTV and other surveillance camera systems, Chapter 1 of Part 3 which makes provision relating to powers of entry, including the power to repeal powers of entry and the issuing of a code of practice for non-police agencies to govern the exercise of powers of entry, section 85 of the 2012 Act which provides a statutory basis for the recording of cautions and section 104 of the 2012 Act which extends freedom of information provisions to Northern Ireland bodies.\nArticle 4 commences substantive counter-terrorism stop and search provisions and provisions relating to pre-charge detention of terrorist suspects on 10th July 2012.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1205/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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