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Version Superseded: 09/11/2015

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Point in time view as at 01/04/2015.

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Police Act 1996, Paragraph 6B is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

[F1[F26B(1)Sub-paragraph (2) applies if—U.K.

(a)an inspector requires the chief officer of police of a police force to allow the inspector to have access to any premises occupied for the purposes of that force and to documents and other things on those premises, and

(b)the requirement is imposed for the purposes of an inspection under section 54.

(2)The chief officer must secure that the required access is allowed to the inspector.

(3)Where there are reasonable grounds for not allowing the inspector to have the required access at the time at which the inspector seeks to have it, the obligation under sub-paragraph (2) has effect as an obligation to secure that the required access is allowed to the inspector at the earliest practicable time specified by the inspector after there cease to be any such grounds.

(4)In this paragraph “document” and “inspector” have the same meanings as in paragraph 6A.]]

Textual Amendments

F2Sch. 4A paras. 6A, 6B and cross-headings inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), ss. 86, 157(1); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1

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