Extent Information
E1The amendments in Sch. 9 have the same extent as the enactments to which they refer
87(1)Section 98 (cross-border aid) shall be amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (2)—
(i)after “Constabulary”, in the first place it occurs, there shall be inserted “ or the Director General of the National Crime Squad ”, and
(ii)after “Constabulary”, in the second place it occurs there shall be inserted “ or the National Crime Squad ”.
(3)In subsection (3)—
(i)after “Scotland” there shall be inserted “ or the Director General of the National Crime Squad ”, and
(ii)after “Scottish force” there shall be inserted “ or the National Crime Squad ”.
(4)After subsection (3) there shall be inserted—
“(3A)The Director General of the National Crime Squad may, on the application of the chief officer of a police force in Scotland or the Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, provide constables or other assistance for the purpose of enabling the Scottish force or the Royal Ulster Constabulary to meet any special demand on its resources.”.
(5)In subsection (4)—
(a)in paragraph (a) after “force” there shall be inserted “ or the National Crime Squad ”,
(b)in paragraph (b), for “or (3)” there shall be substituted “ , (3) or (3A) ”, and
(c)after “Constabulary” there shall be inserted “ or the Director General of the National Crime Squad ”.
(6)In subsection (5)—
(a)after “force” in the first place it occurs there shall be inserted “ or the National Crime Squad ”,
(b)after “Constabulary” in the first place it occurs there shall be inserted “ or the National Crime Squad ”, and
(c)after “Constabulary” in the second place it occurs there shall be inserted “ or the Director General of the National Crime Squad ”.
(7)After subsection (6) there shall be inserted—
“(6A)For the purposes of subsection (6), the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad shall be treated as a police authority and the National Crime Squad as the police force maintained by it.”.