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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/13/section/21/2024-01-16</dc:identifier><dc:title>Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision about the administration and governance of police forces; about the licensing of, and for the imposition of a late night levy in relation to, the sale and supply of alcohol, and for the repeal of provisions about alcohol disorder zones; for the repeal of sections 132 to 138 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 and for the prohibition of certain activities in Parliament Square; to enable provision in local authority byelaws to include powers of seizure and forfeiture; about the control of dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs; to restrict the issue of arrest warrants for certain extra-territorial offences; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-04-01</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2024-01-16</dct:valid>
					
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          <Strong>Part 1</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Police reform</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/13/part/1/chapter/3/2024-01-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/13/part/1/chapter/3" NumberOfProvisions="24" id="part-1-chapter-3" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2023-12-20"><Number>CHAPTER 3</Number><Title>Functions of elected local policing bodies <Abbreviation Expansion="Et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc</Abbreviation></Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/13/part/1/chapter/3/crossheading/financial-matters/2024-01-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/13/part/1/chapter/3/crossheading/financial-matters" NumberOfProvisions="7" id="part-1-chapter-3-crossheading-financial-matters" RestrictStartDate="2023-12-20"><Title><Emphasis>Financial matters</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2023-12-20"><Title>Police fund</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/13/section/21/2024-01-16" 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Provisions) Order 2011">S.I. 2011/3019</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cf2fz9ok2-00198" id="cf2fz9ok2-00199" SectionRef="article-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/3019/article/3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cf2fz9ok2-00198" id="cf2fz9ok2-00200" SectionRef="schedule-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/3019/schedule/1" Operative="true">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-cfa80b70a11ed9a6de0d013f80aabaa5" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="cigc7zmg2-00148" SectionRef="section-21" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/13/section/21">S. 21</CitationSubRef> in force at 22.11.2012 in so far as not already in force  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2892" id="cigc7zmg2-00149" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2012" Number="2892" Title="The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions and Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2012">S.I. 2012/2892</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cigc7zmg2-00149" id="cigc7zmg2-00150" SectionRef="article-2-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2892/article/2/a" Operative="true">art. 2(a)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-ac8f7d25a95218b062ecd191878d6899" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="cnwefqsb2-00069" SectionRef="section-21" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/13/section/21">S. 21</CitationSubRef> applied (with modifications) (8.5.2017) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/470" id="cnwefqsb2-00070" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2017" Number="470" Title="The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions to the Mayor) Order 2017">The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions to the Mayor) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/470)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cnwefqsb2-00070" id="cnwefqsb2-00071" SectionRef="article-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/470/article/1/2">art. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cnwefqsb2-00070" id="cnwefqsb2-00072" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-22" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/470/schedule/1/paragraph/22" Operative="true">Sch. 1 para. 22</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-ea3ea290258b67183cd257ad49e453fd" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="part-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/13/part/1" id="cd4iooef4-00006">Pt. 1</CitationSubRef> applied (with modifications) (10.5.2021) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2021/112" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2021" Number="112" Title="The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021" id="cd4iooef4-00007">The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/112)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-1-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2021/112/article/1/4" CitationRef="cd4iooef4-00007" id="cd4iooef4-00008">arts. 1(4)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-35-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2021/112/article/35/1" CitationRef="cd4iooef4-00007" Operative="true" id="cd4iooef4-00009">35(1)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-35-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2021/112/article/35/3" CitationRef="cd4iooef4-00007" id="cd4iooef4-00010">art. 35(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="schedule-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2021/112/schedule/6" CitationRef="cd4iooef4-00007" id="cd4iooef4-00011">Sch. 6</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-8b240e3390156dfcdf62924f67b500c2" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-21" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/13/section/21" id="c9o1xgtr5-00095">S. 21</CitationSubRef> modified (20.12.2023) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/1432" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2023" Number="1432" Title="The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023" id="c9o1xgtr5-00096">The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1432)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/1432/article/1/2" CitationRef="c9o1xgtr5-00096" id="c9o1xgtr5-00097">arts. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-33-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/1432/article/33/2" CitationRef="c9o1xgtr5-00096" id="c9o1xgtr5-00098">33(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-22" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/1432/schedule/5/paragraph/22" CitationRef="c9o1xgtr5-00096" Operative="true" 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