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153 | In section 26 (exercise of police functions at relevant aerodromes)— |
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(a) | for “police authority” (in each place) substitute “local policing body |
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(b) | in subsection (2C)(a), after “reimburse the” insert “body or”. |
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154 | In section 29 (control of road traffic at relevant aerodromes), in subsection |
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(2)(a), for “police authority” substitute “chief officer of police (in the case of |
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an aerodrome in England or Wales) or the police authority (in any other |
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155 | In section 29D (dispute resolution: powers), for “police authority” (in each |
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place) substitute “local policing body or police authority”. |
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156 (1) | Section 31 (interpretation of Part 3 etc) is amended in accordance with this |
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(2) | In subsection (1), in the definition of “relevant persons”, at the end insert “, |
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as read with subsection (1ZA) below”. |
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(3) | After subsection (1) insert— |
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“(1ZA) | In relation to a dispute about payments to be made which is within |
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section 29A(2)(d) and concerns an aerodrome in England or Wales, |
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“relevant persons” includes the local policing body for the relevant |
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Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 |
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157 | The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 is amended as |
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| |
158 | In section 33 (enforceability by local authorities of certain covenants relating |
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to land), in subsection (9)(a), for the words from “police authority” to |
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“Metropolitan Police Authority” substitute “police and crime commissioner, |
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the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime,”. |
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159 | In section 41 (lost and uncollected property), in the definition of “local |
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authority” in subsection (13), for paragraphs (ca) and (caa) substitute— |
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“(ca) | a police and crime commissioner; and |
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(caa) | the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime; and.” |
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160 | In the Stock Transfer Act 1982, in Schedule 1 (specified securities), in |
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paragraph 7(1), for sub-paragraph (ba) substitute— |
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“(ba) | any police and crime commissioner.”. |
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161 | In the County Courts Act 1984, in section 60 (right of audience), in subsection |
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(3), in the definition of “local authority” for the words from “a police |
| |
authority” to “Metropolitan Police Authority” substitute “a police and crime |
| |
commissioner, the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime”. |
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Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 |
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162 | The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is amended as follows. |
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163 | In section 30 (arrest elsewhere than at a police station), in subsection (4)(b), |
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for “police authority” substitute “local policing body”. |
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164 | In section 36 (custody officers at police stations), in subsection (9), for “police |
| |
authority” substitute “local policing body”. |
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165 (1) | Section 67 (codes of practice: supplementary) is amended in accordance with |
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(2) | In subsection (4), for paragraph (a) substitute— |
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“(a) | such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent |
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the views of police and crime commissioners, |
| |
(aa) | the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, |
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(ab) | the Common Council of the City of London,”. |
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(3) | In subsection (9A)(a), for “police authority employees” substitute “civilian |
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Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 |
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166 | The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 is amended as follows. |
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167 | In section 26 (arrangements for patrolling school crossings), in subsection |
| |
| |
(a) | for “police authority” (in the first place) substitute “chief officer of |
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police of the police force maintained”; |
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(b) | for “police authority” (in the second place) substitute “chief officer”. |
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168 (1) | Section 95 (appointment of traffic wardens) is amended in accordance with |
| |
| |
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(a) | for “A police authority in England or Wales may” substitute “A chief |
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officer of police in England and Wales (other than the Commissioner |
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of Police for the City of London), and the Common Council of the |
| |
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(b) | after “so appointed” insert “by the Common Council”; |
| |
(c) | for “police authority” (in the last place) substitute “Common |
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(a) | for “A police authority” substitute “A person”; |
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(b) | after “subsection (1) above” insert “(the “employer”)”; |
| |
(c) | in paragraph (a), for “the police authority provide” substitute “the |
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(d) | in paragraph (b), for “the police authority” substitute “the |
| |
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(4) | In subsection (6), for “police authority” substitute “person”. |
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169 (1) | Section 97 (supplementary provisions as to traffic wardens) is amended in |
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accordance with this paragraph. |
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(a) | for “the police authority” (in the first place) substitute “their |
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|
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|
(b) | for “the police authority” (in the second place) substitute “that |
| |
| |
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(a) | after “functions of” insert “the Common Council or”; |
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(b) | after “maintained by” insert “the Common Council or”. |
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(a) | after “Any power” insert “of a person”; |
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(b) | for “police authority” substitute “person”. |
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170 | In the Housing Act 1985, in section 4 (other descriptions of authority), in |
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subsection (1)(e), for the words from “police authority” to “Police Act 1996” |
| |
substitute “police and crime commissioner”. |
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Housing Associations Act 1985 |
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171 | In the Housing Associations Act 1985, in section 106 (minor definitions - |
| |
general), in the definition of “local authority” in subsection (1), for the words |
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from “and a police authority” to “Metropolitan Police Authority” substitute |
| |
“, a police and crime commissioner and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and |
| |
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Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 |
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172 | In the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, in section 38 (minor definitions), in the |
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definition of local authority, for the words from “a police authority” to |
| |
“Metropolitan Police Authority” substitute “, a police and crime |
| |
commissioner, the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime”. |
| |
Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 |
| |
173 | In the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, in section 3 (functions of the |
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director), in subsection (3), in the definition of “police force”, for “police |
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authority under the Police Act 1996” substitute “local policing body”. |
| |
Local Government Act 1986 |
| |
174 | The Local Government Act 1986 is amended as follows. |
| |
175 | In section 6 (interpretation and application of Part 2), in subsection (2)(a), for |
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the words from “a police authority” to “Metropolitan Police Authority” |
| |
| |
“a police and crime commissioner, |
| |
the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime”. |
| |
176 | In section 9 (interpretation and application of Part 3), in subsection (1)(a), for |
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the words from “a police authority” to “Metropolitan Police Authority” |
| |
| |
“a police and crime commissioner, |
| |
the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime”. |
| |
|
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|
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|
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177 (1) | In the Channel Tunnel Act 1987, section 14 (arrangements for the policing of |
| |
the tunnel system) is amended as follows. |
| |
| |
(a) | for “Kent Police Authority” substitute “Police and Crime |
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| |
(b) | for “that Authority” substitute “that Commissioner”. |
| |
| |
(a) | for “Kent Police Authority” substitute “Police and Crime |
| |
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(b) | for “the Authority” (in the first place) substitute “the Commissioner”. |
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Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 |
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178 | In the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, in section 58 (exempt landlords and |
| |
resident landlords), in subsection (1)(a), for the words from “police |
| |
authority” to “1996” substitute “a police and crime commissioner”. |
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Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988 |
| |
179 | In section 19 of the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988, in section 19 |
| |
(exemption from tolls), for paragraph (a)(i) substitute— |
| |
“(i) | a local policing body;”. |
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180 | In the Housing Act 1988, in Schedule 1 (tenancies which cannot be assured |
| |
tenancies), in paragraph 12(2) of Part 1 (local authority tenancies etc), for |
| |
sub-paragraph (g) substitute— |
| |
“(g) | a police and crime commissioner.”. |
| |
Local Government Act 1988 |
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181 | In the Local Government Act 1988, in Schedule 2 (public supply or works |
| |
contracts: the public authorities), omit the words from “A police authority” |
| |
to “Metropolitan Police Authority”. |
| |
Local Government Finance Act 1988 |
| |
182 | The Local Government Finance Act 1988 is amended as follows. |
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183 | In section 65A (Crown property), in subsection (4)(b), for the words from |
| |
“police authority” to “1996” substitute “police and crime commissioner”. |
| |
184 | In section 74 (levies)— |
| |
(a) | in subsection (1)(c), omit “, combined police authority”; |
| |
(b) | in subsection (4)(bb), for “Metropolitan Police Authority” substitute |
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“Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime”. |
| |
185 | In section 84F (determination of grant)— |
| |
(a) | for “police authorities” (in each place) substitute “police and crime |
| |
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|
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|
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|
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186 | In section 84Q (application of this Chapter etc)— |
| |
(a) | in subsection (2), for “police authorities” substitute “police and crime |
| |
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187 | In section 88B (special grants), in subsection (10), for the words from “police |
| |
authority” to “1996” substitute “police and crime commissioner”. |
| |
188 | In section 111 (interpretation)— |
| |
(a) | in subsection (2), for paragraph (e) substitute— |
| |
“(e) | a police and crime commissioner, |
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(ea) | a chief officer of police (which, for this purpose, |
| |
means a chief constable of a police force maintained |
| |
under section 2 of the Police Act 1996 or the |
| |
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis),”; |
| |
(b) | in subsection (3), at the end insert “and the 2011 Act is the Police |
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Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011”. |
| |
189 | In section 112 (financial administration as to certain authorities), omit |
| |
| |
190 (1) | Section 114 (functions of responsible officer as respects reports) is amended |
| |
in accordance with this paragraph. |
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(2) | In subsection (1), after “1999 Act” insert “, or Schedule 1, 2 or 4 to the 2011 |
| |
| |
(3) | In subsection (2), for “a police force maintained by the authority” substitute |
| |
“the relevant police force”. |
| |
(4) | In subsection (3A), after “relevant authority” insert “(except where the |
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relevant authority is a chief officer of police)”. |
| |
(5) | For subsection (4)(b) substitute— |
| |
| |
(i) | a police and crime commissioner, the commissioner |
| |
and each member of the police and crime panel for the |
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commissioner’s police area; |
| |
(ii) | the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, that Office |
| |
and each member of the police and crime panel of the |
| |
| |
(iii) | a chief officer of police, the chief officer and the |
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elected local policing body; and |
| |
(iv) | any other relevant authority, each person who is at |
| |
that time a member of the authority; and”. |
| |
(6) | After subsection (8) insert— |
| |
“(8A) | In this section “relevant police force”, in relation to the chief finance |
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officer of a relevant authority, means— |
| |
(a) | in the case where the relevant authority is a chief officer of |
| |
police, the police force of which that person is chief officer; |
| |
(b) | in any other case, the police force maintained by the relevant |
| |
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|
191 (1) | Section 115 (authority’s duties as regards reports) is amended as follows. |
| |
(2) | After subsection (1A) insert— |
| |
“(1B) | In the case of report made by the chief finance officer of an elected |
| |
local policing body, that body must consider the report and decide |
| |
whether the body agrees or disagrees with the views contained in the |
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report and what action (if any) the body proposes to take in |
| |
| |
(1C) | In the case of a report made by the chief finance officer of a chief |
| |
officer of police, the chief officer of police must consider the report |
| |
and decide whether the chief officer of police agrees or disagrees |
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with the views contained in the report and what action (if any) the |
| |
chief officer of police proposes to take in consequence of it. |
| |
(1D) | The consideration and decision-making must be concluded not later |
| |
than the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the day on |
| |
which copies of the report are sent. |
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(1E) | As soon as practicable after the elected local policing body, or the |
| |
chief officer of police, has concluded the consideration of the chief |
| |
finance officer’s report, that body or chief officer must prepare a |
| |
| |
(a) | what action (if any) that body or chief officer has taken in |
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| |
(b) | what action (if any) that body or chief officer proposes to take |
| |
in response to the report; and |
| |
(c) | the reasons for taking the action specified in the report or, as |
| |
the case may be, for taking no action. |
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(1F) | As soon as practicable after the elected local policing body has |
| |
prepared a report under subsection (1E), the elected local policing |
| |
body must arrange for a copy of the report to be sent to— |
| |
(a) | the chief finance officer; |
| |
(b) | the person who at the time the report is made has the duty to |
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audit the elected local policing body’s accounts; and |
| |
(c) | each member of the police and crime panel for the police area |
| |
for which the elected local policing body is established. |
| |
(1G) | As soon as practicable after the chief officer of police has prepared a |
| |
report under subsection (1E), the chief officer of police must arrange |
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for a copy of the report to be sent to— |
| |
(a) | the chief finance officer; |
| |
(b) | the person who at the time the report is made has the duty to |
| |
audit the chief officer’s accounts; and |
| |
(c) | the elected local policing body which maintains the police |
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force in which the chief officer serves.”. |
| |
(3) | In subsection (2), at the beginning insert “In the case of any authority other |
| |
than an elected local policing body or a chief officer of police,”. |
| |
(4) | In subsection (9), after “subsection” insert “(1B), (1C) or”. |
| |
(5) | In subsection (10), after “If subsection” insert “(1B), (1C)”. |
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|
(6) | In subsection (11), for “at the meeting” substitute “under subsection (1B), |
| |
| |
192 (1) | Section 116 (information about meetings) is amended in accordance with |
| |
| |
(2) | In the title, for “meetings” substitute “consideration of reports etc”. |
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(3) | After subsection (2A) insert— |
| |
“(2B) | In the case of an elected local policing body, the chief finance |
| |
officer of that body must notify the body’s auditor of any decisions |
| |
taken by the body in accordance with section 115. |
| |
(2C) | In the case of a chief officer of police, the chief officer of police’s |
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chief finance officer must notify that chief officer of police’s |
| |
auditor of any decisions taken by the chief officer of police in |
| |
accordance with section 115.”. |
| |
193 | In section 117 (rates and precepts: abolition), in subsection (5), omit “, |
| |
combined police authority”. |
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| |
194 | The Road Traffic Act 1988 is amended as follows. |
| |
195 | In section 65A (motor cycles not to be sold without EC certificate of |
| |
conformity), in subsection (5)(d), after “to a” insert “local policing body or”. |
| |
196 (1) | Section 67 (testing of condition of vehicles on roads) is amended in |
| 20 |
accordance with this paragraph. |
| |
| |
(a) | in paragraph (e), omit “and”; |
| |
(b) | after paragraph (e) insert— |
| |
“(ea) | a person appointed by a chief officer of police in |
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England or Wales (other than the Commissioner of |
| |
Police for the City of London) to act, under the |
| |
directions of that chief officer, for the purposes of this |
| |
| |
(c) | in paragraph (f), after “police area” insert “in Scotland, or by the |
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Common Council of the City of London,”. |
| |
(3) | In subsection (5), after “(d)” insert “, (ea)”. |
| |
197 | In section 78 (weighing of motor vehicles), in subsection (8)(b), after “by a” |
| |
(in the second place), insert “local policing body or a”. |
| |
198 | In section 124 (exemption of police instructors from prohibition imposed by |
| 35 |
section 123), in subsection (2), in paragraph (b) of the definition of “civilian |
| |
instructor”, for “a police authority” substitute “a chief officer of police in |
| |
England or Wales (other than the Commissioner of Police for the City of |
| |
London), the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as police |
| |
authority, or a police authority”. |
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199 (1) | Section 144 (exceptions from requirement of third-party insurance or |
| |
security) is amended in accordance with this section. |
| |
(2) | In subsection (2)(a), omit “(other than a police authority)”. |
| |
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| |
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