SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2Amendments to the Police Act 1996
Appointment of deputy chief constables etc
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1
Section 11A (appointment and removal of deputy chief constables) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)
(police forces to have a deputy chief constable), for “a deputy chief constable” there is substituted “
one or more deputy chief constables
”
.
3
For subsection (2) there is substituted—
2
The appointment of a person to be a deputy chief constable of a police force shall be made, in accordance with regulations under section 50, by the police authority responsible for maintaining that force.
2A
Where the police authority responsible for maintaining a police force—
a
proposes to increase the number of deputy chief constables that the force has, or
b
proposes to appoint a particular person to be a deputy chief constable,
it may do so only after consultation with the chief constable and subject to the approval of the Secretary of State.