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Short title, collective citation and construction. 
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4.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Garda Síochána Act, 1977. 
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(2) The Garda Síochána Acts, 1923 to 1972, and this Act may be cited together as the Garda Síochána Acts, 1923 to 1977. 
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(3) The Garda Síochána Acts, 1923 to 1972, and this Act shall be construed together as one Act. 
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