2012 No. 680
The Police (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2012
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 50 of the Police Act 19961, makes the following Regulations.
In accordance with section 63(3) of that Act, the Secretary of State has supplied a draft of these Regulations to the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales and taken into consideration their representations.
Citation and commencement1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2012.
2
These Regulations come into force on 1st April 2012.
Amendment to the Police Regulations 20032
1
The Police Regulations 20032 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 3(1) (interpretation) after the entry for “member of a police force” insert ““oral fluid” includes saliva;”.
3
In regulation 10(1)(i) (qualifications for appointment to a police force) for “saliva” substitute “hair or oral fluid”.
4
In regulation 19(4)(b) (samples) for “saliva” substitute “oral fluid”.
5
In regulation 19A(1) (testing for substance misuse)—
a
for sub-paragraph (d) substitute—
d
is selected in accordance with a regime of routine random testing;
b
for “saliva” substitute “oral fluid”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)