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(30.6.2011 for specified police areas and policing divisions for a period of 12 months ending on 29.6.2012 so that the Secretary of State may assess the effectiveness of this provision) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/1440" id="c0cm57a22-00028" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2011" Number="1440" Title="Crime and Security Act 2010 (Domestic Violence: Pilot Schemes) Order 2011">Crime and Security Act 2010 (Domestic Violence: Pilot Schemes) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1440)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cc161589811830" CitationRef="c0cm57a22-00028" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/1440/article/2" SectionRef="article-2" Operative="true">arts. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cc139866356697" CitationRef="c0cm57a22-00028" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/1440/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">3</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="M_I_145bbfaf-d448-4314-d4f7-c7dc3789fbfc" Type="I"><Para><Text>S. 26 coming into force (temp.) 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