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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/special-constables-amendment-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/3180",
  "legislation_title": "The Special Constables (Amendment) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/special-constables-amendment-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "POLICE, ENGLAND & WALES\nMade 18th December 2002\nLaid before Parliament 19th December 2002\nComing into force\nRegulation 2(2) 3rd February 2003\nRemainder 10th January 2003\nIn exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 50(7) and 51 of the Police Act 1996, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 16; section 51 was amended by section 128(1) of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50). By virtue of section 51(4), section 50(7) applies to regulations made under section 51."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3180/introduction",
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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."
}