Part III

District and community policing arrangements

Police districts

District policing partnership sub-groups for Belfast.
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1
The district council for Belfast shall establish a sub-group of its district policing partnership for each police district established under section 20(2).
2
The function of each sub-group shall be to provide views to the district commander of the sub-group’s police district and to the district policing partnership on any matter concerning the policing of that police district.
3
Each sub-group shall consist of at least six members of the partnership.
4
The members of a sub-group shall be appointed by the partnership.
5
The members of a sub-group shall appoint a member to act as chairman of the sub-group.
6
If they are unable to agree on whom to appoint as chairman, the partnership shall appoint the chairman.
7
The code issued under section 19 may contain guidance as to the exercise by sub-groups of their functions.