Police Act 1996
The Police Act 1996 (c 16) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which defined the current police areas in England and Wales, constituted the current police authorities for those areas, and set out the relationship between the Home Secretary and the English and Welsh territorial police forces. It replaced the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994, which in turn had replaced the Police Act 1964.
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Police Act 1996
The Police Act 1996 (c 16) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which defined the current police areas in England and Wales, constituted the current police authorities for those areas, and set out the relationship between the Home Secretary and the English and Welsh territorial police forces. It replaced the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994, which in turn had replaced the Police Act 1964.
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The Police Act 1996 (c 16) is ...... replaced the Police Act 1964.
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An Act to consolidate the Poli ...... tments relating to the police.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
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1996-05-22
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The Police Act 1996
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England and Wales
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