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Police Act 1976

1976 CHAPTER 46

An Act to Establish a Police Complaints Board with functions relating to complaints from the public against members of police forces in England and Wales; to amend the law relating to the discipline of those forces; and for connected purposes.

[6 August 1976]

Part I E+W+S+N.I. Complaints Against the Police

1 The Police Complaints Board. E+W+S+N.I.

(1)—(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

(5) The Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the Board.

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Amendments (Textual)

F1 Ss. 1(1)–(4), 2–13, 14(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), Sch. 7 Pt. VI

2—9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2 E+W+S+N.I.

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Amendments (Textual)

F2 Ss. 1(1)–(4), 2–13, 14(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), Sch. 7 Pt. VI

Part II E+W+S+N.I.

10—12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3 E+W+S+N.I.

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Amendments (Textual)

F3 Ss. 1(1)–(4), 2–13, 14(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), Sch. 7 Pt. VI

Part III E+W+S+N.I. Supplementary

13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4 E+W+S+N.I.

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Amendments (Textual)

F4 Ss. 1(1)–(4), 2–13, 14(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), Sch. 7 Pt. VI

14 Short title and extent. E+W+S+N.I.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Police Act 1976.

(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5

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Amendments (Textual)

F5 Ss. 1(1)–(4), 2–13, 14(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), Sch. 7 Pt. VI

Section 1(5).

SCHEDULE E+W+S+N.I. The Police Complaints Board

1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6 E+W+S+N.I.

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Amendments (Textual)

F6 Sch. paras. 1–3, 5–13 repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), Sch. 7 Pt. VI

Members E+W+S+N.I.

3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F7 E+W+S+N.I.

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Amendments (Textual)

F7 Sch. paras. 1–3, 5–13 repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), Sch. 7 Pt. VI

4 The Secretary of State may pay, or make such payments towards the provision of, such . . . F8 , pensions, . . . , or gratuities to or in respect of members of the Board or any of them as, with the consent of [F9 the Treasury], he may determine. E+W+S+N.I.

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Amendments (Textual)

F8 Word repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), Sch. 7 Pt. VI

F9 Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1981/1670, arts. 2(1)(c), 3(5)

5—11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10 E+W+S+N.I.

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Amendments (Textual)

F10 Sch. paras. 1–3, 5–13 repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), Sch. 7 Pt. VI

Finance E+W+S+N.I.

12, 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F11 E+W+S+N.I.

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Amendments (Textual)

F11 Sch. paras. 1–3, 5–13 repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), Sch. 7 Pt. VI

14 Any sums required by the Secretary of State for making payments under this Schedule shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament. E+W+S+N.I.