SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9Amendments to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998

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Section 115 (disclosure of information) is amended as follows.

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In subsection (2), for “subsection (1) above” there is substituted “ this section ”, and at the end there is inserted—

h

the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority;

i

a fire and rescue authority constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies;

j

a metropolitan county fire and rescue authority.

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After that subsection there is inserted—

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The appropriate national authority may by order amend this section so far as it extends to England and Wales by—

a

adding an entry for any person or body to the list of authorities in subsection (2),

b

altering or repealing any entry for the time being included in the list, or

c

adding, altering or repealing provisions for the interpretation of entries in the list.

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In subsection (3) “the appropriate national authority” has the same meaning as in section 5.