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(1)Each police force is to have a chief constable.
(2)The chief constable of a police force is to be appointed, and hold office, in accordance with—
(a)section 38, and
(b)the terms and conditions of the appointment.
(3)A police force, and the civilian staff of a police force, are under the direction and control of the chief constable of the force.
(4)A chief constable has the other functions conferred by this Act and by other enactments.
(5)A chief constable must exercise the power of direction and control conferred by subsection (3) in such a way as is reasonable to assist the relevant police and crime commissioner to exercise the commissioner’s functions.
(6)Subsection (3) is subject to any provision included in a collaboration agreement (see section 22A of the Police Act 1996).
(7)Schedule 2 (chief constables) has effect.
(8)In this section “police force” means the police force for a police area listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996 (see section 2 of that Act).
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