Police Act 1997

55 Members of the National Crime Squad. E+W

(1) The National Crime Squad shall consist of—

(a) the Director General appointed under section 52,

(b) persons appointed by the NCS Service Authority under this paragraph as police members of the National Crime Squad, and

(c) other persons appointed by the NCS Service Authority under this paragraph to be members of the National Crime Squad as employees of the Authority.

(2) A person shall be appointed as a police member of the National Crime Squad only if—

[F1 (a) he met the requirements of subsection (3) immediately before his appointment took effect and his appointment is to a police rank in the National Crime Squad; or]

(b) he is engaged with the National Crime Squad on a period of temporary service F2 ....

[F3 (3) A person meets the requirements of this subsection if he is attested or sworn as a constable and—

(a) he is a member of a police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996;

(b) he is a member of the metropolitan police force or of the City of London police force;

(c) he is a regular constable within the meaning of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967;

(d) he is a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

(e) he is a member of NCIS;

(f) he is a member of the Ministry of Defence Police appointed on the nomination of the Secretary of State under section 1 of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987 (c. 4);

(g) he is a member of the F4 British Transport Police Force;

(h) he is a member of the States of Jersey Police Force;

(i) he is a member of the salaried police force of the Island of Guernsey;

(j) he is a member of the Isle of Man Constabulary; or

(k) he is engaged with the National Crime Squad on a period of temporary service.]

(4) Subsections (5), (6) and (8) of section 52 apply to a police member to whom subsection (2)(a) above applies as they apply to the Director General of the National Crime Squad.

(5) A person appointed under subsection (1)(b) or (c) shall be appointed on such terms and conditions as the NCS Service Authority considers appropriate.

(6) Before making an appointment under subsection (1)(b) or (c), or determining the terms and conditions on which such an appointment is to be made, the NCS Service Authority shall consult the Director General of the National Crime Squad.

(7) A police member to whom subsection (2)(b) applies shall cease to be a member of the National Crime Squad at the end of his period of temporary service (unless re-appointed under this section).

(8) The NCS Service Authority shall exercise its powers under [F5 Schedule 2A] so as to secure that, subject to subsection (9) below, the Director General of the National Crime Squad appoints persons under subsection (1)(b) or (c) to be members of the National Crime Squad.

(9) Subsection (8) shall not apply to—

(a) the appointment of any person to whom subsection (2)(a) applies as a police member [F6 with the rank of assistant chief constable], or

(b) the appointment of such other persons as may be agreed between the Director General and the Authority or, in the absence of agreement, as may be determined by the Secretary of State.

[F7 (9A) In this section “a period of temporary service” means a period of temporary service to which any of the following provisions applies—

(a) section 97 of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16);

(b) section 2B of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987 (c. 4).]

F8 (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 55(2)(a) substituted (15.11.2003) by Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30), ss. 87(2)(a), 108(2); S.I. 2003/2593, art. 2(b)

F2 Words in s. 55(2)(b) repealed (1.4.2003) by Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30), ss. 87(2)(b), 108(2), Sch. 8; S.I. 2003/808, art. 2(h)(l)(iii)

F3 S. 55(3) substituted (15.11.2003) by Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30), ss. 87(3), 108(2); S.I. 2003/2593, art. 2(b)

F4 S. 55 amended (1.7.2004) by Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), Sch. 5 para. 4; S.I. 2004/1572, art. 3(jjj)

F5 Words in s. 55(8) substituted (1.4.2002) by 2001 c. 16, s. 128(1), Sch. 6 Pt. 1 para. 17; S.I. 2002/344, art. 3(k) (with transitional provisions in art. 4)

F6 Words in s. 55(9)(a) inserted (15.11.2003) by Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30), ss. 87(4), 108(2); S.I. 2003/2593, art. 2(b)

F7 S. 55(9A) inserted (1.4.2003) by Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30), ss. 87(5), 108(2); S.I. 2003/808, art. 2(h)

F8 S. 55(10) repealed (1.4.2002) by 2001 c. 16, s. 137, Sch. 7 Pt. 5(1); S.I. 2002/344, art. 3(j)(m) (with transitional provisions in art. 4)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 55(1)(b) restricted (1.9.1997) by 1996 c. 16, s. 62(1A) (as inserted (1.9.1997) by 1997 c. 50, s. 134(1), Sch. 9 para. 82(2)); S.I. 1997/1930, art. 3

C2 S. 55(1)(b) extended (15.11.2003) by Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30), ss. 91(4), 108(2); S.I. 2003/2593, art. 2(c)

C3 Words in s. 55(1)(c) extended (18.3.1998) by S.I. 1998/354, art. 3(6)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 55 wholly in force; s. 55 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 135; s. 55 in force at 31.10.1997 by S.I. 1997/2390, art. 2 (with arts. 3-7 (of which arts. 4-7 were revoked (1.4.1998) by S.I. 1998/354, art. 7))