SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2

Chief constables

Civilian staff
5
1
A chief constable must appoint a qualified person to act as chief finance officer, if and for as long as—
a
that post is vacant, or
b
the holder of that post is, in the chief constable's opinion, unable to carry out the duties of that post.
2
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) a person is qualified to be appointed to act as chief finance officer if that person is qualified to be appointed to the post under paragraph 4.
3
A reference in any enactment to the police force's chief finance officer includes a reference to a person acting as chief finance officer in accordance with sub-paragraph (1).
Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 22.11.2012 by S.I. 2012/2892, art. 2(c)
Sch. 2 modified (temp.) (31.3.2014) by The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (Transitional Provision) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2319), arts. 1(2), 2(1)