Police Act 1996 (c. 16)

Part I E+W+S Organisation of Police Forces

[F1 The metropolitan police and forces outside London] E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 5A-5C and headings inserted (1.1.2000 for specified purposes and otherwise on the "operative date" (as defined in art. 1(2)(c) of S.I. 2000/1095) for specified purposes and on 3.7.2000 for all other purposes) by 1999 c. 29, s. 310(1) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 1999/3271, art. 3(a); S.I. 2000/1095, arts. 4-6

19 Approval of decisions about precepts. E+W

(1) A police authority established under section 3 shall not—

(a) issue a precept under section 40 of the M1 Local Government Finance Act 1992, or

(b) make the calculations required by section 43 of that Act,

except by a decision of the authority which complies with subsection (2) below.

(2) A decision complies with this subsection only if the members approving it—

(a) constitute at least half of the total membership at the time of the decision, and

(b) include more than half of the members (at that time) [F2 who are members of a relevant council as defined in paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 ] .

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in s. 19(2)(b) substituted (15.1.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), s. 53(1), Sch. 2 para. 5; S.I. 2006/3364, art. 2(b) (with art. 3)

Marginal Citations

M1 1992 c. 14.