Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill (HL Bill 77)

(b) for “the authority” substitute “the grant recipient”;

(c) 35for “an authority” substitute “a grant recipient”.

(9) In subsection (9), for “Metropolitan Police Authority” substitute “Mayor’s

Office for Policing and Crime”.

26 Other grants etc under Police Act 1996

(1) The Police Act 1996 is amended as follows.

(2) 40In section 47 (grants for capital expenditure)—

(a) in subsection (1), for the words from “by” to “Authority”, substitute “by

local policing bodies”;

(b) in subsection (4), for “by virtue of subsection (1)(b)” substitute “under

subsection (1) in respect of expenditure incurred (or to be incurred) by

5the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime”;

(c) in subsection (5)—

(i) for “Metropolitan Police Authority” substitute “Mayor’s Office

for Policing and Crime;

(ii) for “that Authority” substitute “that Office”.

(3) 10In section 48 (grants for expenditure on safeguarding national security)—

(a) in subsection (1), for the words from “by” to “security”, substitute “by

local policing bodies in connection with safeguarding national

security”;

(b) in subsection (4), for “by virtue of subsection (1)(b)” substitute “under

15subsection (1) in respect of expenditure incurred (or to be incurred) by

the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime”;

(c) in subsection (5)—

(i) for “Metropolitan Police Authority” substitute “Mayor’s Office

for Policing and Crime”;

(ii) 20for “that Authority” substitute “that Office”.

(4) In section 92 (grants by local authorities)—

(a) in subsection (1), for “police authority established under section 3”

substitute “police and crime commissioner”;

(b) in subsection (2), for “Metropolitan Police Authority” substitute

25“Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime”.

(5) In section 93 (acceptance of gifts or loans)—

(a) in subsection (1), for “police authority” substitute “local policing body”;

(b) in subsection (2), for “police authority” substitute “local policing body”.

(6) Section 94 (financing of new police authorities) is amended as follows.

(7) 30In the title, for “police authorities” substitute “police and crime

commissioners”.

(8) In subsection (1)—

(a) for “police authority established under section 3” substitute “police and

crime commissioner”;

(b) 35for “it” substitute “the commissioner”.

(9) In subsection (2)—

(a) for “police authority established under section 3” substitute “police and

crime commissioner”;

(b) for “it” substitute “the commissioner”;

(c) 40for “its” (in both places) substitute “the commissioner’s”.

(10) In subsection (3)—

(a) for “an authority” substitute “a commissioner”;

(b) for “its” substitute “the commissioner’s”.

(11) In subsection (4)—

(a) 45for “a police authority” substitute “a police and crime commissioner”;