Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

13 E+W+S In Schedule 1 (the Security Industry Authority)—

(a) in paragraph 1 (membership and chairman), at the end add—

“(4) Before appointing the chairman, the Secretary of State shall consult the Scottish Ministers.”;

(b) in paragraph 3 (removal from office), the existing words become sub-paragraph (1) and after that sub-paragraph insert—

“(2) Before removing a person from office as chairman of the Authority, the Secretary of State shall consult the Scottish Ministers.”;

(c) in paragraph 6 (staff etc.), after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) Before giving consent under sub-paragraph (2), the Secretary of State shall consult the Scottish Ministers.”;

(d) in paragraph 14 (money), after sub-paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) The Scottish Ministers may make payments to the Authority out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund in relation to the exercise by the Authority of its functions in or as regards Scotland.”;

(e) in paragraph 16 (accounts)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (3), after second “State” insert “ , to the Scottish Ministers ”; and

(ii) after sub-paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A) The Scottish Ministers shall present documents received by them under sub-paragraph (3) to the Scottish Parliament.”; and

(f) in paragraph 17 (annual report)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1), after “State” insert “ and to the Scottish Ministers ”; and

(ii) at the end add—

“(3) The Scottish Ministers shall lay a copy of each such report before the Scottish Parliament.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 15 para. 13 in force at 30.6.2006 for S. by S.S.I. 2006/381, art. 2(a)(i)

I2 Sch. 15 para. 13 in force at 6.7.2006 for E.W. by S.S.I. 2006/381, art. 2(b)(i)