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  "legislation": "nisr/1996/473",
  "legislation_title": "Royal Ulster Constabulary Regulations 1996",
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  "text": "(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), days of annual leave granted under this Schedule may be taken, at the discretion of the chief constable and subject to the exigencies of duty, as a single period, or as single days, or in periods of more than one day, or as half days.\n(2) In the case of a member below the rank of superintendent, not more than 3 days of annual leave shall be taken as half days and, where annual leave is so taken, the member—\n(a) shall do duty on that day for 4 hours, and\n(b) shall not be entitled to be allowed an interval for refreshment such as is mentioned in regulation 20(3).",
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