http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/29/section/52/1994-12-31Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994An Act to make provision about police areas, police forces and police authorities; to make provision for England and Wales about magistrates’ courts committees, justices’ clerks and administrative and financial arrangements for magistrates’ courts; and for connected purposes.1994-07-21texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2015-12-151994-12-31 Part II POLICE (SCOTLAND) Regulations for police forces.521Section 26 of the 1967 Act (regulations as to government and administration of police forces) shall be amended as follows.2In subsection (2) (which lists certain matters with respect to which regulations may be made), for paragraph (e) there shall be substituted—ethe conduct and efficiency of constables;.3After that subsection there shall be inserted—2AWithout prejudice to the powers conferred by this section, regulations under this section shall—aestablish, or make provision for the establishment of, procedures for cases in which a constable may be dealt with by dismissal, requirement to resign, reduction in rank, reduction in rate of pay, fine, reprimand or caution; andbmake provision for securing that any case in which a constable who holds a rank above that of superintendent may be dismissed, or dealt with in any of the other ways mentioned in paragraph (a) above, is decided by the police authority of the area for which the force is maintained.2BIn relation to any matter as to which provision may be made by regulations under this section, the regulations may, subject to subsection (2A)(b) above—aauthorise or require provision to be made by, or confer discretionary powers on, the Secretary of State, police authorities, chief constables or other persons; orbauthorise or require the delegation by any person of functions conferred on him by or under the regulations.2CWithout prejudice to the generality of subsection (2A)(a) above, regulations under this section shall specify the circumstances in which, for the purposes of section 40A(2) of this Act, proceedings by virtue of that subsection are to be taken to have commenced..4Subsection (7) shall be omitted.S. 52 wholly in force at 1.8.1996; s. 52 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 94(1); s. 52(1)(3) in force for certain purposes (8.8.1994) by S.I. 1994/2025, art. 3(1)(2)(d); s. 52(1) in force (1.1.1995) insofar as not already in force and s. 52(3) in force for certain further purposes (1.1.1995) by S.I. 1994/3075, art. 2, Sch.; s. 52(2)(3)(4) in force (1.8.1996) insofar as not already in force by S.I. 1996/1646, art. 2, Sch. (with saving in art. 3)
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wholly in force at 1.8.1996;
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;
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in force for certain purposes (8.8.1994) by
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,
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;
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in force (1.1.1995) insofar as not already in force and s. 52(3) in force for certain further purposes (1.1.1995) by
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,
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,
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;
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in force (1.8.1996) insofar as not already in force by
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,
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,
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(with saving in
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