http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/3

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/3/schedule/14/2017-05-02

Policing and Crime Act 2017

An Act to make provision for collaboration between the emergency services; to make provision about the handling of police complaints and other matters relating to police conduct and to make further provision about the Independent Police Complaints Commission; to make provision for super-complaints about policing; to make provision for the investigation of concerns about policing raised by whistle-blowers; to make provision about police discipline; to make provision about police inspection; to make provision about the powers of police civilian staff and police volunteers; to remove the powers of the police to appoint traffic wardens; to enable provision to be made to alter police ranks; to make provision about the Police Federation; to make provision in connection with the replacement of the Association of Chief Police Officers with the National Police Chiefs' Council; to make provision about the system for bail after arrest but before charge; to make provision about the retention of biometric material; to make provision to enable greater use of modern technology at police stations; to make other amendments to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984; to amend the powers of the police under the Mental Health Act 1983; to extend the powers of the police in relation to maritime enforcement; to make provision for cross-border enforcement; to make provision about the powers of the police to require removal of disguises; to make provision about deputy police and crime commissioners and the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime; to make provision to enable changes to the names of police areas; to make provision about the regulation of firearms and pyrotechnic articles; to make provision about the licensing of alcohol; to make provision about the implementation and enforcement of financial sanctions; to amend the Police Act 1996 to make further provision about police collaboration; to make provision about the powers of the National Crime Agency; to make provision for requiring arrested persons to provide details of nationality; to make provision for requiring defendants in criminal proceedings to provide details of nationality and other information; to make provision about the seizure etc of invalid travel documents; to make provision for pardons for convictions etc for certain abolished offences; to make provision to protect the anonymity of victims of forced marriage; to increase the maximum sentences of imprisonment for certain offences of putting people in fear of violence etc; to make provision to combat the sexual exploitation of children and to protect children and vulnerable adults from harm; to make provision about coroners' duties in respect of deaths in state detention; to make provision about the powers of litter authorities in Scotland; and for connected purposes.

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Policing and Crime Act 2017

specified provision(s)

The Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

reg. 2

Policing and Crime Act 2017

Sch. 14

para. 7(g)

Domestic Abuse Act 2021

s. 55(2)(b)

s. 90(6)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 14Removal of references to ACPO

Section 51

Replacement of definition of ACPO with definition of NPCC

I11

1

Section 101(1) of the Police Act 1996 is amended as follows.

2

Omit the definition of “the Association of Chief Police Officers”.

3

After the definition of “national or international functions” insert—

“the National Police Chiefs' Council” means the body called the National Police Chiefs' Council which was established in accordance with a collaboration agreement under section 22A above entered into on 1 April 2015;

Repeal of references to ACPO

I22

1

The Police Reform Act 2002 is amended as follows.

2

Omit section 96.

3

In section 106 omit the definition of “the Association of Chief Police Officers”.

I33

1

The Police and Justice Act 2006 is amended as follows.

2

In the heading of section 6 for “and ACPO” substitute “ and body representing chief officers of police ”.

3

Schedule 4 is amended as follows—

a

omit paragraph 2;

b

omit paragraph 6;

c

omit paragraph 8;

d

omit paragraph 17;

e

omit paragraph 18.

Substitution of references to NPCC for references to ACPO

I44

In each of the provisions listed in paragraph 5 for “the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland” substitute “the National Police Chiefs' Council”.

I55

The provisions mentioned in paragraph 4 are—

a

section 67(4)(b) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984;

b

section 21A(4)(za) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996;

c

section 6(2)(b) of the Police and Justice Act 2006.

I66

In each of the provisions listed in paragraph 7 for “the Association of Chief Police Officers” substitute “the National Police Chiefs' Council”.

I77

The provisions mentioned in paragraph 6 are—

a

section 42B(2)(b) of the Firearms Act 1968;

b

section 18B(2)(b) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988;

c

sections 40B(2)(b), 42A(2)(b), 53(2)(b), 53B(3)(c), 53B(6)(b) and 57(4)(b) of the Police Act 1996;

d

section 35A(2)(b) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997;

e

sections 22(3)(b), 24(c), 38A(3)(b), 43(9)(a), 45(3)(f) and 51(7)(b) of the Police Reform Act 2002;

f

section 70(2)(j) of the Courts Act 2003;

g

section 31(3)(a) of the Crime and Security Act 2010;

h

sections 29(5)(b) and 33(8)(b) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.