1(1)The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis must appoint a person to be responsible for the proper administration of the metropolitan police force’s financial affairs (referred to in this Part as the metropolitan police force’s chief finance officer).
(2)The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis may appoint such other staff as the Commissioner thinks appropriate—
(a)to enable the Commissioner to exercise the Commissioner’s functions, or
(b)otherwise to assist the metropolitan police force.
(3)Section 113 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 applies to the chief finance officer of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as it applies to the persons having responsibility for the administration of financial affairs mentioned in that section.