26(1)For the purposes of this Schedule, a council is a “relevant council” in relation to a police authority if—
(a)it is the council for a county, district, county borough or London borough which constitutes, or is wholly within, the authority’s police area, and
(b)in the case of a district council, the district is not in a county having a county council within paragraph (a).
(2)In determining for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) whether a county or district is wholly within a police area, any part of the county or district which is within the metropolitan police district shall be disregarded.
27E+WIn this Schedule “magistrate” has the same meaning as in [F1the Justices of the Peace Act 1997].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 2 para. 27 substituted (19.6.1997) by 1997 c. 25, ss. 73(2), 74(1), Sch. 5 para. 37(3)(b)