Accounts of chief officers of police
2.—(1) Schedule 2 to the 2011 Act has effect as if the following paragraph were inserted after paragraph 7—
“Financial arrangements
7A.—(1) Sections 21 and 22 of the Local Government Act 2003(1) (accounts) apply in relation to a chief constable as they apply in relation to a local authority.
(2) Regulations made by the Secretary of State under those provisions apply in relation to the chief constable of a police force in England as they apply in relation to a local authority in England.
(3) Regulations made by the Welsh Ministers under those provisions apply in relation to the chief constable of a police force in Wales as they apply in relation to a local authority in Wales.”.
(2) Schedule 4 to the 2011 Act has effect as if the following paragraph were inserted after paragraph 4—
“Financial arrangements
4A. Sections 21 and 22 of the Local Government Act 2003 (accounts), and regulations made by the Secretary of State under those provisions, apply in relation to the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as they apply in relation to a local authority.”.
2003 c. 26. Section 21 is amended by section 238 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28) and section 73 of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).