The Police Act 1997 (Provisions in relation to the NCIS Service Authority) Order 1998

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes provision in relation to the NCIS Service Authority about some of the matters of the kind dealt with in the local government enactments listed in Schedule 4 to the Police Act 1997. The effect of the Order is to put the NCIS Service Authority in an analogous position to police authorities established under section 3 of the Police Act 1996 under those provisions.

In particular, article B1 and Schedule 1 make provision equivalent to section 99 and Schedule 12 of the Local Government Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”); article B2 makes provision equivalent to provisions in standing orders made under section 20 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (“the 1989 Act”); article B3 makes provision equivalent to that made in section 41 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (“the 1976 Act)”; Part C and Schedule 2 make provision equivalent to sections 100A to 100J and Schedule 12A of the 1972 Act; Part D makes provision equivalent to Part IV of the 1972 Act; Part E makes provision equivalent to sections 94 to 98 and section 105 of the 1972 Act and section 19 of the 1989 Act; Part F makes provision equivalent to Part VIII of the Local Government Finance Act 1988; Part H applies Part III of the Local Government Act 1982 to the Authority; Part I makes provision in relation to land, including provision similar to Part X of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980; Part J Makes provision equivalent to sections 2, 4, 5 and 6 of the Local Government Act 1986, sections 1 to 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11 of the 1989 Act, section 30 of the 1976 Act and sections 114 to 119 of the 1972 Act; Part K makes provision similar to that in sections 111, 113, 135, 140, 143, 223, 228, 229 and 231 to 234 of the 1972 Act, section 41 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Powers) Act 1982, section 155 of the 1989 Act and section 38 of the 1976 Act and Part L applies Part III Of the Local Government Act 1974 to the Authority.