Police Act (Polislagen)
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The Police Act (Polislagen) is the central Swedish law that regulates the organization, duties, powers, and limitations of the police in Sweden.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Police Act (Polislagen) canonical | 1 |
| Police Act (Sweden) | 1 |
| Swedish Police Act | 1 |
| Swedish public order and security legislation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9834890 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Police Act (Polislagen) Context triple: [Swedish Police Authority, legalBasis, Police Act (Polislagen)]
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A.
Police Act 1964
The Police Act 1964 was a key piece of UK legislation that modernized and reorganized the police service in England and Wales, redefining the structure, governance, and oversight of local police forces.
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B.
Police Act of 1954
The Police Act of 1954 is a Japanese law that restructured the nation’s police system after World War II, establishing a centralized yet democratically supervised framework for law enforcement.
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C.
Police Act 1974
The Police Act 1974 is UK legislation that reorganized and established certain police forces, including West Yorkshire Police, defining their structure, powers, and governance.
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D.
Police Act 1996
The Police Act 1996 is a key piece of UK legislation that sets out the organization, powers, and governance framework of police forces in England and Wales.
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E.
Act on the Police of 1990
The Act on the Police of 1990 is the fundamental Polish statute that defines the organization, powers, duties, and oversight of the national police force in the post-communist era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Police Act (Polislagen) Target entity description: The Police Act (Polislagen) is the central Swedish law that regulates the organization, duties, powers, and limitations of the police in Sweden.
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A.
Police Act 1964
The Police Act 1964 was a key piece of UK legislation that modernized and reorganized the police service in England and Wales, redefining the structure, governance, and oversight of local police forces.
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B.
Police Act of 1954
The Police Act of 1954 is a Japanese law that restructured the nation’s police system after World War II, establishing a centralized yet democratically supervised framework for law enforcement.
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C.
Police Act 1974
The Police Act 1974 is UK legislation that reorganized and established certain police forces, including West Yorkshire Police, defining their structure, powers, and governance.
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D.
Police Act 1996
The Police Act 1996 is a key piece of UK legislation that sets out the organization, powers, and governance framework of police forces in England and Wales.
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E.
Act on the Police of 1990
The Act on the Police of 1990 is the fundamental Polish statute that defines the organization, powers, duties, and oversight of the national police force in the post-communist era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swedish statute
ⓘ
police law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure effective law enforcement in Sweden
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protect individual freedoms and rights in police work ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Swedish Police Authority employees
ⓘ
territory of Sweden ⓘ |
| belongsTo | public law of Sweden ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| defines |
conditions for use of firearms by police in Sweden
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conditions for use of force by police in Sweden ⓘ general tasks of the police in Sweden ⓘ police responsibility for investigating crime ⓘ police responsibility for maintaining public order ⓘ police responsibility for preventing crime ⓘ police responsibility for providing protection and assistance to the public ⓘ rules for police assistance to other agencies ⓘ rules for police cooperation with other authorities ⓘ rules for police crowd control and public gatherings ⓘ rules for police handling of intoxicated persons ⓘ rules for police identity and uniform ⓘ rules for police interventions ⓘ rules for police protection of state institutions and dignitaries ⓘ rules for police search of persons and premises in certain situations ⓘ rules for police traffic control in Sweden ⓘ rules for temporary apprehension by police ⓘ |
| governs | relationship between police powers and individual rights in Sweden ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | civilian police in Sweden ⓘ |
| hasLegalForm | act of law ⓘ |
| hasShortName | Polislagen ⓘ |
| imposes | obligations on police officers in Sweden ⓘ |
| isBasisFor |
police operational procedures in Sweden
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training of Swedish police officers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Swedish ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Swedish legal system ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swedish public order and security legislation
ⓘ
linked to:
Police Act (Polislagen)
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| regulates |
Swedish Police Authority
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duties of the police in Sweden ⓘ limitations on police powers in Sweden ⓘ organization of the police in Sweden ⓘ powers of the police in Sweden ⓘ |
| setsOut |
principles of legality for police actions
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principles of necessity for police interventions ⓘ principles of proportionality for police interventions ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Swedish government preparatory works ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Swedish Police Authority for internal guidelines
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courts in Sweden when assessing police actions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Police Act (Polislagen) Description of subject: The Police Act (Polislagen) is the central Swedish law that regulates the organization, duties, powers, and limitations of the police in Sweden.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Police Act (Polislagen)
subject linked to:
Swedish Security Service (historically part, now separate agency)
linked to: Police Act (Polislagen)
subject linked to:
SPA (English context)
linked to: Police Act (Polislagen)