Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011

Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 E+W

198 (1) In the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, section 79 (statements by constables) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (2), for “by the police authority” substitute “ as a civilian police employee ”.

(3) After subsection (5), insert—

“(5A) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person is employed as a civilian police employee for a police area if—

(a) in the case of a police area listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996, the person is a member of the civilian staff of the police force (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011) maintained for that area;

(b) in the case of the metropolitan police district, the person is a member of the civilian staff of the metropolitan police force (within the meaning of that Part of that Act);

(c) in the case of the City of London, the person is employed by the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as police authority.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 16 para. 198 in force at 16.1.2012 by S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1