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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-and-transport-safety-act-2003/section-32",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/20",
  "legislation_title": "Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003",
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  "path": "section/32",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "32",
  "heading": "Prosecution",
  "text": "Where the Police Force investigates an offence in the course of the exercise of its functions, the Chief Constable may institute criminal proceedings in England and Wales in respect of the offence.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 32 in force at 1.7.2004 by S.I. 2004/1572, art. 3(o)"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/20/section/32",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:18:20.260952+00:00"
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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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