The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 798

Police, England And Wales

The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Made

21st July 2016

Laid before Parliament

25th July 2016

Coming into force

19th August 2016

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 50 of the Police Act 1996(1), makes the following Regulations.

In accordance with section 50(2ZC) of that Act(2), and in so far as these regulations relate to matters specified in that section, the text of these Regulations has been approved by the College of Policing.

In accordance with section 63(3) of that Act(3), and in so far as these Regulations relate to matters other than those mentioned in section 50(2ZC), 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.

(1)

1996 c. 16. Section 50 was amended by section 126(1) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 22 and Part 8 of Schedule 28 to, the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4); section 3 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26); section 82(12) of, and paragraph 32 of Schedule 16 to, the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13); paragraph 23 of Schedule 8 to the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (c. 25); and section 123(1) of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12).

(2)

Section 50(2ZC) was inserted by section 123(1) of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), with effect from 13th May 2014 (S.I. 2014/949). Section 123 was the subject of a correction slip published on 4th August 2014.

(3)

Section 63(3) was amended by section 59 of, and paragraphs 68 and 78(1) and (3) of Schedule 4 to, the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15); section 1(3) of, and paragraphs 61, and 68(1) and (3) of Part 7 of Schedule 1 to, the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48); section 126(1) of, and paragraphs 1 and 6(1) and (2) of Schedule 22 to, the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4); section 10(3)(a) and (b) of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26); section 15(3) of, and paragraphs 38 and 43 of Part 2 of Schedule 8 to, the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22); and sections 123(4) and 133(2) of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12). Other amendments have been made to this section that are not relevant.