Police Act 1996

62 Functions of the Board with respect to regulations

(1) Before making—

(a) regulations under section 50 or 52;

(b) regulations under section 26 or 27 of the [1967 c. 77.] Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (other than regulations relating to special constables); or

(c) regulations under section 10(4) or 25 of the [1970 c. 9 (N.I.).] Police Act (Northern Ireland) 1970,

with respect to any of the matters mentioned in section 61(1) (other than pensions), the Secretary of State shall take into consideration any recommendation made by the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom and shall supply the Board with a draft of the regulations.

(2) The arrangements referred to in section 61(3) shall regulate the procedure for reaching agreement on a recommendation to be made by the Board for the purposes of subsection (1) above and shall include provision for arriving at such a recommendation by arbitration in such circumstances as may be determined by or under the arrangements.

(3) No regulations relating to pensions shall be made under section 52 above, section 27 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 or section 10(4) or 25 of the Police Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 except after consultation with the Board.