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Section 29: Attestation of constables

Police Act 1996 (1996 c. 16)

(29) Every member of a police force maintained for a police area and every special constable appointed for a police area shall, on appointment, be attested as a constable by making a declaration in the form set out in Schedule 4—

(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) . . . before a justice of the peace having jurisdiction within the police area.

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk as captured on 2026-07-13. Statute is amended over time — check the source below for the version in force. This is a reference, not legal advice.
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