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- s. 30(11) added by S.I. 2007/912 (N.I.) Sch. 4 para. 4
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- Sch. 2 Pt. 3A repealed by 2009 c. 26 Sch. 7 para. 126(3) Sch. 8 Pt. 13
- Sch. 2A para. 17A inserted by 2019 c. 17 s. 12(6)
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28Special committee of the BoardN.I.
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(1)Paragraph 24 of Schedule 1 to the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (committees of the Board) is amended as set out in subsections (2) and (3).
(2)In sub-paragraph (1) after “The Board may” insert “ , subject to sub-paragraphs (1A) to (1E) ”
(3)After sub-paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A)The Board shall constitute a committee of its members for the purposes mentioned in sub-paragraph (1B) if—
(a)the Chief Constable informs the Board that he wishes to supply information to a committee of the Board under section 59(4D),
(b)the Secretary of State informs the Board that he proposes to modify a requirement to submit a report under section 59(1) for the purpose mentioned in section 59(4A)(b), or
(c)a person who is conducting or has conducted an inquiry under section 60, or who is assisting or has assisted in the conduct of such an inquiry, informs the Board that he wishes to disclose information to a committee of the Board under section 74A(6).
(1B)The purposes are—
(a)handling information supplied to the committee by the Chief Constable under section 59;
(b)handling information supplied to it by a person who is conducting or has conducted an inquiry under section 60 or by a person who is assisting or has assisted in the conduct of such an inquiry.
(1C)The Board may not constitute a committee of its members for the purposes mentioned in sub-paragraph (1B) if a committee of its members has already been constituted for those purposes under sub-paragraph (1) or (1A).
(1D)A committee constituted under sub-paragraph (1) or (1A) for the purposes mentioned in sub-paragraph (1B) shall consist of 7 members of the Board.
(1E)The members of a committee constituted under sub-paragraph (1) or (1A) for the purposes mentioned in sub-paragraph (1B)—
(a)shall be appointed by the Board;
(b)shall include the chairman or vice-chairman of the Board (or both of them);
(c)shall as far as practicable be representative of the Board.”
(4)In section 77(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (interpretation) at the appropriate place insert—
““special purposes committee” means a committee constituted by the Board under paragraph 24(1) or (1A) of Schedule 1 for the purposes mentioned in paragraph 24(1B) of that Schedule;”.
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