16(1)Section 62 of that Act (consultation on terms and conditions for certain appointments) shall be amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1B), the words “6 or” shall be omitted.
(3)After that subsection, there shall be inserted—
“(1C)Before determining the terms and conditions on which the Director General of the National Criminal Intelligence Service is to be appointed, the Secretary of State shall—
(a)consult the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom about any term or condition which would, if the person appointed were to be a serving police officer, relate to any of the matters mentioned in section 61(1) (other than pensions), and
(b)take into consideration any recommendations made by the Board;
and in this subsection “serving police officer” has the same meaning as in section 6 of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50).”