Police Act 1997

82 Appeals.E+W

(1)Where the Director General of the National Crime Squad, or a police member to whom section 55(2)(a) applies, is dismissed [F1, required to resign or reduced in rank] by a decision taken under or by virtue of regulations made under section 81, he may appeal to an appeals tribunal against the decision except where he has a right of appeal to some other person; and in that case he may appeal to an appeals tribunal from any decision of that other person as a result of which he is dismissed [F1, required to resign or reduced in rank] .

(2)Section 85(2) to (5) of, and Schedule 6 to, the M1Police Act 1996 (police appeals tribunals) shall apply, subject to such modifications as the Secretary of State may by order prescribe, in relation to an appeals tribunal and an appeal under subsection (1) above as they apply in relation to a police appeals tribunal and an appeal under section 85(1) of that Act.

(3)A statutory instrument containing an order under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1S. 82 wholly in force at 1.4.1998; s. 82 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 135; s. 82 in force at 31.10.1997 by S.I. 1997/2390, art. 2 (with arts. 3-7 (of which arts. 4-7 were revoked (1.4.1998) by S.I. 1998/354, art. 7)); s. 82 otherwise in force at 1.4.1998 by S.I. 1998/354, art. 2

Marginal Citations