120 Removal of NCS members (other than the Director General)U.K.
After section 55 of the 1997 Act (members of the National Crime Squad) there shall be inserted—
“55A Removal of certain members appointed under section 55
(1)Without prejudice to section 66 or to any regulations under section 81 or under the Police Pensions Act 1976 (c. 35), the NCS Service Authority, acting with the approval of the Secretary of State, may call upon a member of the National Crime Squad appointed under section 55 to retire in the interests of efficiency or effectiveness.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to any member of the National Crime Squad appointed by the Director General by virtue of section 55(8).
(3)Before seeking the approval of the Secretary of State for the purposes of subsection (1), the Authority shall give the member concerned an opportunity to make representations and shall consider any representations that he makes.
(4)A member who is called upon to retire under subsection (1) shall retire on such date as the Authority may specify or on such earlier date as may be agreed between him and the Authority.”