http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/29/section/1/1994-12-31Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994An Act to make provision about police areas, police forces and police authorities; to make provision for England and Wales about magistrates’ courts committees, justices’ clerks and administrative and financial arrangements for magistrates’ courts; and for connected purposes.1994-07-21texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2015-12-151994-12-31 Part I POLICEChapter I PRINCIPAL AMENDMENTS OF POLICE ACT 1964 Police areas Police areas.11For section 1 of the 1964 Act there shall be substituted— Police areas Police areas.11England and Wales shall be divided into police areas.2The police areas referred to in subsection (1) of this section shall be—athose listed in Schedule 1A t o this Act (subject to any amendment made to that Schedule by an order under section 21 or 21A of this Act, section 58 of the Local Government Act 1972, or section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992), together withbthe City of London police area and the metropolitan police district.3References in Schedule 1A to any local government area are to that area as it is for the time being, but excluding any part of it within the metropolitan police district.2For Schedule 1 to the 1964 Act there shall be substituted (as Schedule 1A) the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to this Act.S. 1 wholly in force at 1.4.1995; s. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 94(1); s. 1 in force for certain purposes (8.8.1994) by S.I. 1994/2025, art. 4(1)(2)(a); s. 1 in force (1.4.1995) insofar as not already in force by S.I. 1994/3262, art. 4(1), Sch. (as amended (14.3.1995) by S.I. 1995/246, art. 2(3))1972 c. 70. 1992 c. 19.
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