Part III District and community policing arrangements
Police districts
20 Police districts.
(1)
Each district, other than Belfast, shall be a police district.
(2)
In the district of Belfast there shall be such number of police districts (not exceeding 4), as may be determined by the Chief Constable; and each such police district shall consist of such area as may be so determined.
(3)
For each police district the Chief Constable shall designate as district commander a police officer of the required rank.
(4)
In any statutory provision—
(a)
for any reference to a police sub-division there shall be substituted a reference to a police district established under this section;
(b)
for any reference to a sub-divisional commander there shall be substituted a reference to a district commander designated under this section.
(5)
“Required rank” means a rank not less than that of chief inspector.