292(1)Section 38 (police powers for police authority employees) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.E+W
(2)In the title, for “police authority employees” substitute “ civilian staff ”.
(3)In subsection (1), for the words from “designate” to “an officer” substitute “ designate a relevant employee as an officer ”.
(4)In subsection (7), for “An employee of a police authority” substitute “ A relevant employee ”.
(5)After subsection (9) insert—
“(11)In this section “relevant employee” means—
(a)in the case of—
(i)a police force maintained for a police area in accordance with section 2 of the Police Act 1996, or
(ii)the police force maintained for the metropolitan police district in accordance with section 5A of that Act,
a member of the civilian staff of that police force (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011);
(b)in the case of any other police force, a person who—
(i)is employed by the police authority maintaining that force, and
(ii)is under the direction and control of the chief officer making a designation under subsection (1).”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 16 para. 292 in force at 16.1.2012 by S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1