SCHEDULES

E1I1SCHEDULE 5 POLICE: MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Annotations:
Commencement Information
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Sch. 5 partly in force; Sch. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 94(1); Sch. 5 Pt. I paras. 5, 15 in force for certain purposes (8.8.1994) by S.I. 1994/2025, art. 4(1)(2)(g)(3)-(6); Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 10(1)(3) in force (1.10.1994) by S.I. 1994/2025, art. 5(1)(2)(j); Sch. 5 paras. 1, 8 in force (31.12.1994) by S.I. 1994/3262, art. 3(1)(a) (with transitional provisions in art. 3(2)) (as amended (14.3.1995) by S.I. 1995/246, art. 2(3)); Sch. 5 Pt. I paras. 11 (only so far as extending to Scotland), 39 (the opening words and 39(b)), 40(1)(3) in force (1.8.1996) by S.I. 1996/1646, art. 2, Sch. (with savings in art. 3)

Extent Information
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The provisions of Sch. 5 have the same extent as the enactments they amend, see s. 96(1)-(3)

Part I AMENDMENTS OF POLICE ACT 1964

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1

Section 58 (chief officers affected by amalgamations or local government reorganisations) shall be amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), for the words “or Part II of the M2Local Government Act 1958" there shall be substituted the words “ , section 58 of the M3Local Government Act 1972 or section 17 of the M4Local Government Act 1992 ”.

3

In subsection (2) for the word “deputy" there shall be substituted the word “ assistant ”.

4

After subsection (3) there shall be inserted—

3A

If a chief constable was appointed for a term which expires within three months of his becoming a member of a police force by virtue of this section, subsection (3) shall have effect as if the reference to three months were a reference to that term.

Part I AMENDMENTS OF POLICE ACT 1964

I25

In section 25, subsection (5) (five representatives of Cambridge University to be members of police authority for area including Cambridge) shall be omitted.

12

In section 53 (causing disaffection) in subsection (1) the words “or to commit breaches of discipline" shall be omitted.

I315

For section 62 (meaning of “police area" etc.) there shall be substituted—

62 Meaning of “chief officer of police" etc.

Except where the context otherwise requires, in this Act—

  • “chief officer of police” means—

    1. a

      in relation to a police force maintained under section 2 of this Act, the chief constable,

    2. b

      in relation to the metropolitan police force, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, and

    3. c

      in relation to the City of London police, the Commissioner of the City of London Police;

  • “City of London police area” means the City of London as defined for the purposes of the Acts relating to the City of London police;

  • “ metropolitan police district” means that district as defined in section 76 of the M1London Government Act 1963;

  • “police area” (or “police district”) means a police area provided for by section 1 of this Act;

  • “police authority” means—

    1. a

      in relation to a police area listed in Schedule 1A to this Act, the authority established under section 3 of this Act,

    2. b

      in relation to the metropolitan police district, the Secretary of State, and

    3. c

      in relation to the City of London police area, the Common Council;

  • “police force” means a force maintained by a police authority;

  • “police fund” means—

    1. a

      in relation to a force maintained under section 2, the fund kept by that force’s police authority under section 8 of this Act,

    2. b

      in relation to the metropolitan police, the metropolitan police fund, and

    3. c

      in relation to the City of London Police, the fund out of which the expenses of the City police are paid.