3.—(1) The provisions specified in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) shall apply for the purpose of conferring functions on the Commission in relation to the Commissioners and officers.
(2) Sections 9 to 29 of the 2002 Act shall have effect with the modifications made by Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
(3) Schedule 2 to the 2002 Act shall have effect with the modifications made by Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
(4) Paragraphs 10 to 24, 27 and 29 of Schedule 3 to the 2002 Act shall have effect with the modifications made by Schedule 3 to these Regulations.
(5) Paragraphs 1 to 9, 25, 26 and 28 of Schedule 3 to the 2002 Act shall have effect with the modifications made by Schedule 3 to these Regulations.
(6) The provisions specified in—
(a)paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) shall have effect from the date these Regulations come into force;
(b)paragraph (5) shall have effect from 1st April 2006.
(7) The references in regulations 5, 8 and 9(1) to Part 2 of the 2002 Act are references to Part 2 of the 2002 Act as modified by Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to these Regulations.
Where the Schedules to these Regulations modify amended or new provisions of Part 2 of the Police Reform Act 2002 those amendments or new provisions are cited in the Schedules. The following provisions of Part 2 of the 2002 Act (which apply but are not modified) have also been amended: section 12(2A) was amended by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), Schedule 12, paragraph 3; section 13 was amended by paragraph 4 of that Schedule; sections 21(1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (7), (9) and (10) were amended by paragraph 7 of that Schedule; sections 22(2) and (5) by paragraph 8 of that Schedule; section 23(2) by paragraph 9 of that Schedule.