SCHEDULES
F1SCHEDULE 2Police authorities established under section 3
Membership of police authorities
1
1
The Secretary of State shall by regulations make provision in relation to the membership of police authorities established under section 3.
2
Regulations under this paragraph shall provide for a police authority to consist of—
a
persons who are members of a relevant council, and
b
other persons, including at least one lay justice.
3
Those regulations shall—
a
specify the number of members falling within paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (2), and
b
secure that the majority of members of a police authority are persons falling within paragraph (a) of that sub-paragraph.
4
Those regulations may make further provision as to qualification for membership, and may provide for a specified number of the members of a police authority to be persons of a specified description.
5
Those regulations may include provision as to—
a
how a member is to be appointed;
b
disqualification for membership;
c
the tenure of office of a member (including the circumstances in which a member ceases to hold office or may be removed or suspended from office);
d
re-appointment as a member;
e
the validity of acts and proceedings of a person appointed as a member in the event of his disqualification or lack of qualification;
f
the validity of proceedings of a police authority in the event of a vacancy in membership or of a defect in the appointment of a member or in the composition of the authority;
g
the payment of remuneration and allowances to a member and the reimbursement of expenses.
Sch. 2 substituted (15.1.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), s. 53(1), Sch. 2 para. 2; S.I. 2006/3364, art. 2(b) (with art. 3 and with S.I. 2006/3365, arts. 2, 4, 5)