Police and Justice Act 2006

Police forces and police authoritiesE+W

2Amendments to the Police Act 1996E+W

Schedule 2 (which makes amendments to the Police Act 1996 (c. 16)) has effect.

Commencement Information

I1S. 2 partly in force; s. 2 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent see s. 53(1)(2)

I2S. 2 in force at 15.1.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2006/3364, art. 2(a)

I3S. 2 in force at 1.4.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(b) (with arts. 6, 7)

I4S. 2 in force at 29.6.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/1614, art. 2(a)

I5S. 2 in force at 14.3.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/311, art. 2(a)

I6S. 2 in force at 1.4.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/790, art. 2(a)

I7S. 2 in force at 15.3.2010 for specified purposes by S.I. 2010/414, art. 2(a)

3Delegation of police authority functionsE+W

(1)Section 107 of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) (application to police authorities of provisions about discharge of local authority functions) is amended as follows.

(2)After subsection (3A) there is inserted—

“(3B)Section 101 above, in its application to a police authority, shall have effect as if a reference in subsection (1), (2), (4) or (5) to an officer of an authority included a reference to a member of that authority.”

(3)For subsection (4) there is substituted—

“(4)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision regulating the power of a police authority under section 101 above to arrange for the discharge of their functions by a committee, sub-committee, officer or member of the authority as respects part only of their area.

(4A)Regulations under subsection (4) may in particular—

(a)impose limitations or restrictions on the functions which may be the subject of arrangements of the kind referred to in that subsection;

(b)make provision as to the membership or chairmanship of any committee or sub-committee discharging functions under such arrangements;

(c)impose limitations or restrictions on which officers or members of a police authority may discharge functions under such arrangements.

(4B)A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (4) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”

(4)Subsection (6) (members of police authority committees must be authority members) is omitted.

Commencement Information

I8S. 3 in force at 29.6.2007 by S.I. 2007/1614, art. 2(c)

F14Police authorities as best value authoritiesE+W

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