Saving provision

3.—(1) The Police Act 1996 and the Police Reform Act 2002 shall continue to apply in relation to specified matters as if the amendments in paragraphs 3 to 5, 7 to 9 and 11 of Schedule 22 and in paragraphs 4 to 10, 12 to 15 and 17 to 19 of Schedule 23 to the 2008 Act had not been made.

(2) In this article—

(a)“specified matter” means—

(i)conduct which may be or is being dealt with under the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2004(1);

(ii)conduct which may be or is being dealt with under the Police (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2004(2) as they are in force on the date this Order is made and which has come to the attention of the Independent Police Complaints Commission and the appropriate authority before 1st December 2008;

(iii)performance or attendance which may be or is being dealt with under the Police (Efficiency) Regulations 1999(3); or

(iv)anything which may be or is being dealt with under the Police Appeals Tribunals Rules 1999(4);

(b)“appropriate authority” has the same meaning as in the Police (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2004.

(1)

S.I. 2004/645, as amended by S.I. 2006/594.

(2)

S.I. 2004/643, as amended by S.I.s 2005/3311, 2005/3389, 2006/594 and 2006/1406.

(3)

S.I. 1999/732, as amended by S.I.s. 2003/528 and 2003/2600.

(4)

S.I. 1999/818, as amended by S.I. 2003/2597 and 2006/594.