Police and Justice Act 2006

Consultation: exercise of powers in relation to Scotland or Northern Ireland

4 (1) The Agency must consult the Scottish consultees—

(a) before doing anything in relation to any of the persons mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) in exercise of its power under paragraph 2(1), and

(b) before doing anything in exercise of that power that may or will affect what it may do in relation to any of those persons in future exercise of that power.

(2) Those persons are—

(a) a police force maintained under or by virtue of section 1 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 77),

(b) cadets under the control of the chief constable of such a force,

(c) persons employed for the purposes of such a force,

(d) the Scottish Police Services Authority, and

(e) any institution, organisation or other body established and maintained by that Authority.

(3) In sub-paragraph (1) “the Scottish consultees” means—

(a) the Scottish Police Services Authority, and

(b) persons whom the Agency considers to represent the interests of chief constables of police forces in Scotland.

(4) The Agency must consult the Secretary of State—

(a) before doing anything in relation to any of the persons mentioned in sub-paragraph (5) in exercise of its power under paragraph 2(1), and

(b) before doing anything in exercise of that power that may or will affect what it may do in relation to any of those persons in future exercise of that power.

(5) Those persons are—

(a) the Police Service of Northern Ireland,

(b) the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve, and

(c) persons employed for the purposes of either (or both) of those bodies.