6 General functions of police authorities.E+W
(1)Every police authority established under section 3 shall secure the maintenance of an efficient and effective police force for its area.
(2)In discharging its functions, every police authority established under section 3 shall have regard to—
(a)any objectives determined by the Secretary of State under section 37,
(b)any objectives determined by the authority under section 7,
(c)any performance targets established by the authority, whether in compliance with a direction under section 38 or otherwise, and
(d)any local policing plan issued by the authority under section 8.
(3)In discharging any function to which a code of practice issued under section 39 relates, a police authority established under section 3 shall have regard to the code.
(4)A police authority shall comply with any direction given to it by the Secretary of State under section 38 or 40.