Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16)

Part 5 U.K. Police Organisation

Extent Information

E1 Pt. V (ss. 104-128) extended to UK so far as relating to the National Criminal and Intelligence Service, see s. 138(6)(d) as enacted; by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 c. 15, ss. 59, 174(2), Sch. 4 para. 167, { Sch. 17 Pt. 2} and The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Savings) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/378), art. 4(1), Sch. paras. 10, 13(ll), the said s. 138(6)(d) was repealed (1.4.2006)

Director General and other members of NCIS U.K.

116 Appointment of NCIS Director General U.K.

(1) Section 6 of the 1997 Act (appointment of Director General) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) for “NCIS Service Authority” there shall be substituted “ Secretary of State ”, and

(b) for “the Authority” there shall be substituted “ he ”.

(3) After that subsection, there shall be inserted—

“(1A) The NCIS Service Authority shall pay to the Director General such remuneration and allowances as the Secretary of State may determine.”

(4) In subsection (2)—

(a) for “a panel of members of the Authority” there shall be substituted “ the Secretary of State ”,

(b) for “that panel” there shall be substituted “ a panel of members of the NCIS Service Authority ”, and

(c) the words “after consultation with the Scottish Ministers” shall be omitted.

(5) After subsection (2) there shall be inserted—

“(2A) Where an appointment falls to be made under this section and a list has been approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of subsection (2), the panel mentioned in that subsection may make, to the Secretary of State, such recommendations as it thinks fit.

(2B) Before making an appointment under this section, the Secretary of State shall—

(a) have regard to any recommendations made to him under subsection (2A), and

(b) consult the Scottish Ministers.”

(6) In subsection (4)(a), the words “(other than under paragraph 6, 7(f) or 8(1)(h) of Schedule 1)” shall be omitted.

(7) An order under section 138(2) bringing into force subsections (1) to (6) of this section may make such transitional provision as appears to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 116 wholly in force at 1.4.2002; s. 116(7) in force at Royal Assent, see s. 138(2)-(4); s. 116(1)-(6) in force at 1.4.2002 by S.I. 2002/344, art. 3 (with art. 4)