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Police Act 1997

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Part ICore Members

1(1)The NCS Service Authority and the NCIS Service Authority shall have a common core membership consisting of ten members (“the core members”) appointed in accordance with this Part.

2(1)Three of the core members shall be persons appointed by the Secretary of State under this paragraph.

(2)A person shall not be appointed under this paragraph if he is—

(a)a member of a police force in Great Britain or of the Royal Ulster Constabulary,

(b)a Crown servant, or

(c)a local authority member of a police authority for an area in England and Wales, a member of a police authority for an area in Scotland or a member of the Police Authority for Northern Ireland.

(3)One of the core members appointed under this paragraph shall be appointed by the Secretary of State to be the chairman of both the NCS Service Authority and the NCIS Service Authority.

3(1)Two of the core members shall be appointed by the chief officers of police of forces in England and Wales and the Assistant Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis (“the relevant police officers”), from among their number.

(2)The relevant police officers shall exercise their powers under sub-paragraph (1) so as to ensure that—

(a)one of the members appointed by them is the chief constable of a police force maintained under section 2 of the [1996 c. 16.] Police Act 1996 (forces in England and Wales outside London), and

(b)the other is the Commissioner or an Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis or the Commissioner of Police for the City of London.

4Three of the core members shall be appointed by the local authority members of police authorities for areas in England and Wales, from among their number.

5One of the core members shall be a person (other than a member of a police force) appointed by the Secretary of State under this paragraph to represent the Secretary of State in his capacity as police authority for the metropolitan police district.

6One of the core members shall be a Crown servant appointed by the Secretary of State under this paragraph.

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