Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 E+W Amendments to the Police Act 1996

Valid from 01/04/2007

Clerks to police authorities renamed chief executives E+W

18 (1) Section 16 (appointment of clerk by police authority) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsections (1) and (2), for “clerk to” there is substituted “ chief executive of ”.

(3) In the heading, for “clerk” there is substituted “ chief executive ”.

19 E+W In Schedule 6 (appeals to police appeal tribunals), in paragraph 6(2), for “clerk” there is substituted “ chief executive ”.

20 (1) A reference in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)) to the clerk to a police authority has effect as a reference to the chief executive of the authority. E+W

(2) A person holding office as clerk to a police authority on the commencement of paragraph 18 continues in that office as chief executive of the authority.

(3) In this paragraph “police authority” means—

(a) a police authority established under section 3 of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16);

(b) the Metropolitan Police Authority.