Police Act 1976

1976 CHAPTER 46

An Act to Establish a Police Complaints Board with functions relating to complaints from the public against members of police forces in England and Wales; to amend the law relating to the discipline of those forces; and for connected purposes.

[6 August 1976]

Part I U.K. Complaints Against the Police

1 The Police Complaints Board. U.K.

(1)—(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

(5) The Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the Board.

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 1(1)–(4), 2–13, 14(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), Sch. 7 Pt. VI

2—9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2 U.K.

Textual Amendments

F2 Ss. 1(1)–(4), 2–13, 14(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), Sch. 7 Pt. VI

Part II U.K.

10—12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3 U.K.

Textual Amendments

F3 Ss. 1(1)–(4), 2–13, 14(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), Sch. 7 Pt. VI

Part III U.K. Supplementary

13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4 U.K.

Textual Amendments

F4 Ss. 1(1)–(4), 2–13, 14(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), Sch. 7 Pt. VI

14 Short title and extent. U.K.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Police Act 1976.

(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5

Textual Amendments

F5 Ss. 1(1)–(4), 2–13, 14(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), Sch. 7 Pt. VI

Section 1(5).

SCHEDULE U.K. The Police Complaints Board

1, 2. U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6

Textual Amendments

F6 Sch. paras. 1–3, 5–13 repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), Sch. 7 Pt. VI

Members U.K.

3 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F7

Textual Amendments

F7 Sch. paras. 1–3, 5–13 repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), Sch. 7 Pt. VI

4 U.K. The Secretary of State may pay, or make such payments towards the provision of, such . . . F8 , pensions, . . . F8 , or gratuities to or in respect of members of the Board or any of them as, with the consent of [F9 the Treasury], he may determine.

Textual Amendments

F8 Word repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), Sch. 7 Pt. VI

F9 Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1981/1670, arts. 2(1)(c), 3(5)

5—11. U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10

Textual Amendments

F10 Sch. paras. 1–3, 5–13 repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), Sch. 7 Pt. VI

Finance U.K.

12, 13. U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F11

Textual Amendments

F11 Sch. paras. 1–3, 5–13 repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), Sch. 7 Pt. VI

14 U.K. Any sums required by the Secretary of State for making payments under this Schedule shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament.