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| Continuation in post of current Commissioners and Commanders. |
280. - (1) Any appointment of a person as the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis under section 1 of the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 which is in force immediately before the coming into force of section 274 above shall have effect as from the coming into force of that section as the appointment of that person as the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis under and in accordance with section 9B of the Police Act 1996.
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(2) If, immediately before the coming into force of section 276 above, there is in force in respect of a person who is one of the Assistant Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis an authorisation under section 8 of the Metropolitan Police Act 1856 (authorisation of one of the Assistant Commissioners to act as Commissioner in case of vacancy, illness or absence) that person shall be taken, as from the coming into force of section 276 above, to have been appointed as the Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis under and in accordance with section 9D of the Police Act 1996.
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(3) Any appointment of a person (other than a person in relation to whom subsection (2) above has effect) as an Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis under section 2 of the Metropolitan Police Act 1856 which is in force immediately before the coming into force of section 278 above shall have effect as from the coming into force of that section as the appointment of that person as an Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis under and in accordance with section 9F of the Police Act 1996.
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(4) Any appointment of a person as a Commander in the metropolitan police force which is in force immediately before the coming into force of section 279 above shall have effect as from the coming into force of that section as the appointment of that person as a Commander under and in accordance with section 9G of the Police Act 1996.
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Other members |
| Other members of the metropolitan police force. |
281. After section 9G of the Police Act 1996 there shall be inserted-
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| "Other members of the metropolitan police force. |
9H. - (1) The ranks that may be held in the metropolitan police force shall be such as may be prescribed by regulations under section 50.
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(2) The ranks so prescribed in the case of the metropolitan police force shall include, in addition to the ranks of-
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(a) Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, |
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(c) Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, and |
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those of superintendent, chief inspector, inspector, sergeant and constable.
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(3) In the metropolitan police force, appointments and promotions to any rank below that of Commander shall be made in accordance with regulations under section 50 by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis."
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The metropolitan police district |
| Alteration of the metropolitan police district. |
282. In section 76 of the London Government Act 1963, for subsection (1) (which defines the metropolitan police district so as to include certain areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Surrey) there shall be substituted-
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"(1) The metropolitan police district shall consist of Greater London, excluding the City of London, the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple."
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| Secondments to meet demands caused by the boundary change. |
283. - (1) The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis may, on the application of the chief officer of police of a police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996 for the police area of Essex, Hertfordshire or Surrey, provide for that force constables from the metropolitan police force.
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(2) An application under subsection (1) above may only be made for the purpose of, or otherwise in connection with, meeting the demands placed, or reasonably expected to be placed, on the resources of the police force in question in consequence of the change effected as a result of section 282 above in the police area for which that force is maintained.
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(3) While a constable is provided under this section for a police force, he shall be under the direction and control of the chief officer of police of that force, notwithstanding section 9A(1) of the Police Act 1996 (metropolitan police force to be under the direction and control of the Commissioner) or any other enactment relating to the direction or control of the metropolitan police force.
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(4) The police authority maintaining a police force for which constables are provided under this section shall pay to the police authority maintaining the metropolitan police force such contribution as may be agreed upon between those authorities or, in the absence of any such agreement, as may be provided by any agreement subsisting at the time between all police authorities generally, or, in the absence of such general agreement, as may be determined by the Secretary of State.
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(5) This section is without prejudice to any other power of a chief officer of police to provide constables or other assistance to another police force.
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(6) Expressions used in this section and in the Police Act 1996 have the same meaning in this section as they have in that Act.
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The Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District |
| Abolition of office of Receiver. |
284. The office of Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District is abolished.
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Miscellaneous |
| Further amendments relating to metropolitan police etc. |
285. Schedule 22 to this Act (which makes further amendments relating to the metropolitan police etc) shall have effect.
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