C3Part 1Police reform

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CHAPTER 8Miscellaneous provisions

102Interpretation of Part 1

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In this Part (unless otherwise specified)—

  • “chief executive” means—

    1. a

      in relation to a police and crime commissioner, the chief executive appointed by the commissioner under Schedule 1;

    2. b

      in relation to the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, the chief executive appointed by the Office under Schedule 3;

  • “chief finance officer” means—

    1. a

      in relation to a police and crime commissioner, the chief finance officer appointed by the commissioner under Schedule 1;

    2. b

      in relation to the chief constable of a police force to which Chapter 1 applies, the chief finance officer appointed by the chief constable under Schedule 2;

    3. c

      in relation to the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, the chief finance officer appointed by the Office under Schedule 3;

    4. d

      in relation to the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, the chief finance officer appointed by the Commissioner under Schedule 4;

  • “chief officer of police” means—

    1. a

      in relation to a police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996, the chief constable of that force;

    2. b

      in relation to the metropolitan police force, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis;

  • “crime and disorder reduction” has the meaning given in section 101;

  • “elected local policing body” means—

    1. a

      in relation to a police area listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996, the police and crime commissioner for the area;

    2. b

      in relation to the metropolitan police district, the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;

  • “national or international functions” means functions relating to—

    1. a

      the protection of prominent persons or their residences,

    2. b

      national security,

    3. c

      counter-terrorism, or

    4. d

      the provision of services for any other national or international purpose;

  • F1“overseas elector’s declaration” means a declaration made under and in accordance with section 1C of the Representation of the People Act 1985.

  • “police and crime panel” means—

    1. a

      in relation to a police area listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996, the police and crime panel referred to in subsection (1) of section 28;

    2. b

      in relation to the metropolitan police district, the committee established under section 32;

  • “police and crime plan” has the meaning given in section 7;

  • “police area” means—

    1. a

      a police area listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996 (police areas outside London), and

    2. b

      the metropolitan police district;

  • F3“qualifying EU citizen” and “EU citizen with retained rights” have the same meaning as in the Representation of the People Act 1983 (see sections 203A and 203B of that Act);

  • “relevant chief officer of police”, in relation to—

    1. a

      a police area,

    2. b

      the police force for a police area,

    3. c

      the elected local policing body for a police area, or

    4. d

      the police and crime panel for a police area,

    means the chief officer of police of the police force for that area;

  • F2...

  • “relevant elected local policing body”, in relation to—

    1. a

      a police area,

    2. b

      the police force for a police area,

    3. c

      the chief officer of police of the police force for a police area, or

    4. d

      the police and crime panel for a police area,

    means the elected local policing body for that area;

  • “relevant police and crime panel”, in relation to—

    1. a

      a police area,

    2. b

      the police force for a police area,

    3. c

      the chief officer of police of the police force for a police area, or

    4. d

      the elected local policing body for a police area,

    means the police and crime panel for that area;

  • “relevant police force”, in relation to—

    1. a

      a police area,

    2. b

      a chief officer of police of the police force for a police area,

    3. c

      the elected local policing body for a police area, or

    4. d

      the police and crime panel for a police area,

    means the police force for that area.

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References in this Part to a police and crime commissioner's area are references to the police area for which the commissioner is established.

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References in this Part to a police and crime commissioner's staff are references to the following persons appointed under Schedule 1—

a

the commissioner's chief executive;

b

the commissioner's chief finance officer; and

c

other staff;

and to the person (if any) appointed as the deputy police and crime commissioner under section 18.

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References in this Part to a police force's civilian staff are (except in the case of the metropolitan police force) references to—

a

the chief finance officer appointed by the chief constable of the force under paragraph 4 of Schedule 2, and

b

the other staff appointed by that chief constable under that Schedule.

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References in this Part to the staff of the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime are references to—

a

the Office's chief finance officer appointed under section 127(2) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;

b

the Office's chief executive appointed under Schedule 3;

c

other staff appointed under Schedule 3; and

d

the person (if any) appointed under section 19 as the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime (subject to paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 3 (Deputy Mayor an Assembly member)).

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References in this Part to the metropolitan police force's civilian staff are references to—

a

the chief finance officer appointed by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4, and

b

the other staff appointed by the Commissioner under that Schedule.