This order serves to formally amend the administrative and structural regulations governing the amalgamation of the Devon and Cornwall police forces. The document is issued by the British government to enact specific legal adjustments to the existing statutory framework that manages the operational integration of these regional law enforcement bodies. It provides the necessary legislative authority to modify the terms under which the police force functions within its designated jurisdiction.

This document is a primary source legal instrument intended for use by legal professionals, government researchers, and historians of British administrative law. Readers frequently note the technical density of the prose, which is characteristic of statutory instruments.