Police Act 1997

74 Removal of Director General etc. E+W

[F1 (1) Without prejudice to section 66 or to any regulations under section 81 or under the Police Pensions Act 1976 (c. 35), the Secretary of State may—

(a) call upon the Director General of the National Crime Squad to retire in the interests of efficiency or effectiveness, or

(b) require the NCS Service Authority to exercise its power under section 55A to call upon a member of the National Crime Squad (other than a member to which subsection (2) of that section applies) to retire in the interests of efficiency or effectiveness.

(2) Before exercising his powers under subsection (1)(a) in relation to the Director General, or under subsection (1)(b) in relation to any other member, the Secretary of State shall—

(a) give the person concerned an opportunity to make representations, and

(b) consider any representations that he makes.

(3) Where representations are made under subsection (2), the Secretary of State may, and in a case where he proposes to exercise his power under subsection (1)(a) or (b) shall, appoint one or more persons to hold an inquiry and report to him.]

(4) The Secretary of State shall take account of any report made under subsection (3).

(5) The person appointed under subsection (3) (or, in a case where more than one person is so appointed, at least one of the persons so appointed) shall not be an officer of police, of a Government department, of the National Crime Squad or of NCIS.

(6) The costs incurred by a relevant person in respect of an inquiry under this section, taxed in such manner as the Secretary of State may direct, shall be defrayed out of the NCS service fund.

[F2 (7) A Director General who is called upon to retire under subsection (1)(a) shall retire on such date as the Secretary of State may specify or on such earlier date as may be agreed between the Director General and the Secretary of State.]

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Amendments (Textual)

F1 S. 74(1)-(3) substituted (1.4.2002) by 2001 c. 16, s. 121(1); S.I. 2002/344, art. 3(h) (with transitional provisions in art. 4)

F2 S. 74(7) inserted (1.4.2002) by 2001 c. 16, s. 121(2); S.I. 2002/344, art. 3(h) (with transitional provisions in art. 4)