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Police Act 1996

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As published

1 Police areas.

(1) England and Wales shall be divided into police areas. (2) The police areas referred to in subsection (1) shall be— (a) those listed in Schedule 1 (subject to any amendment made to the first column of that Schedule by regulations under section 31A or any amendment made to the second column, or to the first and second columns, by an order under section 32 below, section 45 of the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013, section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992 or Part 1 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007), (b) the metropolitan police district, and (c) the City of London police area. (3) References in Schedule 1 to any local government area are to that area as it is for the time being, . . .

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1 Police areas.

(1) England and Wales shall be divided into police areas. (2) The police areas referred to in subsection (1) shall be— (a) those listed in Schedule 1 (subject to any amendment made to the first column of that Schedule by regulations under section 31A or any amendment made to the second column, or to the first and second columns, by an order under section 32 below, section 45 of the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013, section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992 or Part 1 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007), (b) the metropolitan police district, and (c) the City of London police area. (3) References in Schedule 1 to any local government area are to that area as it is for the time being, . . .

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