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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-freedoms-act-2012/schedule-6/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2012/9",
  "legislation_title": "Protection of Freedoms Act 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-freedoms-act-2012",
  "path": "schedule/6/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (stopping and searching persons in relation to unlawful munitions and wireless apparatus) is amended as follows.\n(2) In sub-paragraph (1) (power to stop and search without reasonable suspicion) for “An officer” substitute “ A member of Her Majesty's forces who is on duty ”.\n(3) In sub-paragraph (2)—\n(a) for “officer”, in the first place where it appears, substitute “ member of Her Majesty's forces who is on duty ”, and\n(b) for “officer”, in the second place where it appears, substitute “ member concerned ”.\n(4) After sub-paragraph (3) insert—\n“(4) A constable may search a person (whether or not that person is in a public place) whom the constable reasonably suspects to have munitions unlawfully with him or to have wireless apparatus with him.”\n(5) In the italic cross-heading before paragraph 4, at the end, insert “ : general ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 6 para. 1 in force at 10.7.2012 by S.I. 2012/1205, art. 4(h)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/schedule/6/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:08:55.374488+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}