1976 c. 35. Section 1 of the Police Pensions Act 1976 (c. 35) (“the Act”) is amended by section 2(3) of the Police Negotiating Board Act 1980 (c. 10) (“the 1980 Act”), section 103 and paragraph 28 of Schedule 7 to the Police Act 1996 (c. 16) and section 1(1) of the Police and Firemen’s Pensions Act 1997 (c. 52) (“the 1997 Act”). Section 7(1) is amended by section 1(2) of the 1997 Act. These powers are extended by section 42 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). Functions under the Act as regards Scotland are transferred by S.I. 1999/1750, article 2, Schedule 1. The requirement for consent by the Minister for the Civil Service under section 1 of the Act was transferred to the Treasury by virtue of S.I. 1981/1670, and such consent is not required in the exercise by the Scottish Ministers of the transferred functions by virtue of S.I. 1999/1750.

See section 2(3) of the 1980 Act which substituted the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom for the Police Council for the United Kingdom.