Part I
3 Staff of the Police Authority.
(1)
The Police Authority, with the approval of the Secretary of State, shall appoint a chief executive officer who shall be secretary to the Authority and carry out such other functions as may be assigned to him by the Authority.
(2)
The terms and conditions of service of the chief executive officer of the Police Authority shall be such as the Authority may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, determine.
(3)
The Police Authority may, with the approval of the Secretary of State as to numbers and terms and conditions of service, employ persons to assist the police force or otherwise to enable the Authority to discharge its functions.
(4)
The Police Authority may make arrangements for administrative, secretarial or other assistance to be provided for the Authority by persons employed in the civil service.
(5)
Subject to subsection (6), the following functions of the Police Authority shall be exercised, on behalf of and in the name of the Police Authority, by the Chief Constable, namely—
(a)
the power to engage and dismiss employees under subsection (3), the power to direct and control such employees and all other powers and duties of the Authority as employer of such employees; and
(b)
the power to direct and control persons providing assistance to the Authority in pursuance of arrangements under subsection (4).
(6)
Subsection (5) does not apply to such of the persons employed by, or engaged in pursuance of arrangements under subsection (4) in providing assistance to, the Police Authority as may be determined by the Authority with the approval of the Secretary of State.
(7)
Persons who—
(a)
are employed by, or engaged in pursuance of arrangements under subsection (4) in providing assistance to, the Police Authority; and
(b)
are by virtue of subsection (5) subject to the direction and control of the Chief Constable,
are referred to in this Act as the “police service staff” of the Authority.