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Part 1Police reform

CHAPTER 3Functions of elected local policing bodies etc

Financial matters

25Other grants etc under Police Act 1996

(1)The Police Act 1996 is amended as follows.

(2)In section 47 (grants for capital expenditure)—

(a)in subsection (1), for the words from “by” to “Authority”, substitute “by local policing bodies”;

(b)in subsection (4), for “by virtue of subsection (1)(b)” substitute “under subsection (1) in respect of expenditure incurred (or to be incurred) by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime”;

(c)in subsection (5)—

(i)for “Metropolitan Police Authority” substitute “Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime”;

(ii)for “that Authority” substitute “that Office”.

(3)In section 48 (grants for expenditure on safeguarding national security)—

(a)in subsection (1), for the words from “by” to “security”, substitute “by local policing bodies in connection with safeguarding national security”;

(b)in subsection (4), for “by virtue of subsection (1)(b)” substitute “under subsection (1) in respect of expenditure incurred (or to be incurred) by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime”;

(c)in subsection (5)—

(i)for “Metropolitan Police Authority” substitute “Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime”;

(ii)for “that Authority” substitute “that Office”.

(4)In section 92 (grants by local authorities)—

(a)in subsection (1), for “police authority established under section 3” substitute “police and crime commissioner”;

(b)in subsection (2), for “Metropolitan Police Authority” substitute “Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime”.

(5)In section 93 (acceptance of gifts or loans)—

(a)in subsection (1), for “police authority” substitute “local policing body”;

(b)in subsection (2), for “police authority” substitute “local policing body”.

(6)Section 94 (financing of new police authorities) is amended as follows.

(7)In the title, for “police authorities” substitute “police and crime commissioners”.

(8)In subsection (1)—

(a)for “police authority established under section 3” substitute “police and crime commissioner”;

(b)for “it” substitute “the commissioner”.

(9)In subsection (2)—

(a)for “police authority established under section 3” substitute “police and crime commissioner”;

(b)for “it” substitute “the commissioner”;

(c)for “its” (in both places) substitute “the commissioner’s”.

(10)In subsection (3)—

(a)for “an authority” substitute “a commissioner”;

(b)for “its” substitute “the commissioner’s”.

(11)In subsection (4)—

(a)for “a police authority” substitute “a police and crime commissioner”;

(b)for “it” (in both places) substitute “the commissioner”.