 | |
| |
The Local Government Act 1988 |
| |
Competition |
| | 56. In section 1 of the Local Government Act 1988 (defined authorities for provisions on competition) in subsection (1), after paragraph (e) there shall be inserted-
|
| |
 |
"(eza) the Metropolitan Police Authority,". |
|
| |
Public supply or works contracts |
| | 57. In Schedule 2 to the Local Government Act 1988 (which specifies the public authorities to which section 17 of that Act applies) after the entry relating to police authorities established under section 3 of the Police Act 1996 there shall be inserted-
|
| |
| |
" The Metropolitan Police Authority."
|
|
| |
The Local Government Finance Act 1988 |
| | 58. In section 126 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (variation of multipliers in supplementary reports) subsection (5) (which relates to the Receiver) shall cease to have effect.
|
| |
The Housing Act 1988 |
| | 59. In Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1988 (tenancies which cannot be assured tenancies) in paragraph 12 (local authority tenancies, etc.) in sub-paragraph (2)(g), after "section 3 of the Police Act 1996," there shall be inserted "the Metropolitan Police Authority,".
|
| |
The Road Traffic Act 1988 |
| |
Police driving instructors |
| | 60. In section 124 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (exemption of police instructors from prohibition imposed by section 123 of that Act) subsection (3) (modifications of subsection (2) in its application in relation to the metropolitan police force) shall cease to have effect.
|
| |
Exceptions from requirement of third party insurance or security |
| | 61. In section 144 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (exceptions from requirement of third party insurance or security) in subsection (2)(b) (exception for vehicles owned by police authority etc)-
|
| |
(a) the words "or the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District", and |
| |
(b) the words "or employed by the Receiver", |
| |
shall cease to have effect.
|
| |
The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 |
| |
Monitoring officers |
| | 62. In section 5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (designation and reports of monitoring officer) in subsection (1) (duty to designate officer as monitoring officer) after "Police Act 1996" there shall be inserted "or the Metropolitan Police Authority".
|
| |
Members, officers, staff, committees etc |
| | 63. In section 21(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (which defines local authority for the purposes of Part I in relation to England and Wales) in paragraph (g), after "Police Act 1996" there shall be inserted ", the Metropolitan Police Authority".
|
| |
Financial provisions |
| | 64. In section 157 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (commutation of payments to local authorities) in subsection (6) (meaning of "local authority") for paragraph (f) there shall be substituted-
|
| |
|
"(f) the Metropolitan Police Authority;". |
|
| |
The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 |
| |
Orders relating to highways |
| | 65. In section 252 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (procedure for making of orders relating to highways) in subsection (12), in the definition of "local authority", after "section 3 of the Police Act 1996," there shall be inserted "the Metropolitan Police Authority,".
|
| |
General interpretation of "local authority" |
| | 66. In section 336(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (general interpretation) in paragraph (a) of the definition of "local authority"-
|
| |
(a) the words "(except the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District)" shall cease to have effect; and |
| |
(b) at the end there shall be inserted "or the Metropolitan Police Authority". |
| |
The War Crimes Act 1991 |
| | 67. In section 2 of the War Crimes Act 1991 (expenses) in subsection (2)(a) (expenditure by Receiver on investigations by metropolitan police) for "Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District" there shall be substituted "Metropolitan Police Authority".
|
| |
The Value Added Tax Act 1994 |
| | 68. In section 33 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (refunds of VAT in certain cases) in subsection (3) (which specifies the bodies to which the section applies) in paragraph (f), the words "and the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District" shall cease to have effect.
|
| |
The Police Act 1996 |
| |
Police areas |
| | 69. In section 1 of the Police Act 1996 (police areas) in subsection (3) (references to local government areas) the words "but excluding any part of it within the metropolitan police district" shall cease to have effect.
|
| |
Local policing objectives |
| | 70. In section 7 of the Police Act 1996 (annual determination of objectives for the policing of an authority's area) after subsection (3) there shall be inserted-
|
| |
|
"(4) This section shall apply in relation to the Metropolitan Police Authority as it applies to a police authority established under section 3, but taking the reference to the chief constable for the area as a reference to the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis."
|
|
| |
Local policing plans |
| | 71. In section 8 of the Police Act 1996 (annual issue of proposed arrangements for the policing of an authority's area) after subsection (5) there shall be inserted-
|
| |
|
"(6) This section shall apply in relation to the Metropolitan Police Authority as it applies to a police authority established under section 3, but taking the references to the chief constable for the area as references to the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis."
|
|
| |
Annual report |
| | 72. In section 9 of the Police Act 1996 (annual reports relating to the policing of an authority's area) after subsection (3) there shall be inserted-
|
| |
|
"(4) This section shall apply in relation to the Metropolitan Police Authority as it applies to a police authority established under section 3."
|
|
| |
Police fund |
| | 73. In section 14 of the Police Act 1996 (requirement that each police authority keep a police fund) after subsection (3) there shall be inserted-
|
| |
|
"(4) This section shall apply in relation to the Metropolitan Police Authority as it applies in relation to a police authority established under section 3."
|
|
| |
Civilian employees |
| | 74. - (1) Section 15 of the Police Act 1996 (employment of civilian employees by police authorities established under section 3) shall be amended as follows.
|
| |
(2) In subsection (2) (persons so employed to be under control of chief constable) for "chief constable" there shall be substituted "chief officer of police".
|
| |
(3) In subsection (3) (disapplication of subsection (2) in case of agreement between chief constable and authority etc) for "chief constable" there shall be substituted "chief officer".
|
| |
(4) After subsection (4) there shall be inserted-
|
| |
|
"(5) This section shall apply in relation to the Metropolitan Police Authority as it applies in relation to a police authority established under section 3."
|
|
| |
Appointment of clerk |
| | 75. - (1) Section 16 of the Police Act 1996 (appointment of clerk by each police authority) shall be amended as follows.
|
| |
(2) At the beginning there shall be inserted "(1)".
|
| |
(3) After the subsection (1) so formed, there shall be inserted the following subsection-
|
| |
|
"(2) The Metropolitan Police Authority shall appoint a person to be the clerk to the Metropolitan Police Authority."
|
|
| |
Appointment of persons not employed by police authorities |
| | 76. - (1) Section 17 of the Police Act 1996 (appointment of persons not employed by police authorities) shall be amended as follows.
|
| |
(2) At the beginning there shall be inserted "(1)".
|
| |
(3) After the subsection (1) so formed, there shall be inserted the following subsection-
|
| |
|
"(2) This section shall apply to the Metropolitan Police Authority as it applies to a police authority established under section 3."
|
|
| |
Supply of goods and services |
| | 77. In section 18 of the Police Act 1996 (application of certain provisions of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 to police authorities established under section 3) after "section 3" there shall be inserted "and to the Metropolitan Police Authority".
|
| |
Questions to the Metropolitan Police Authority |
| | 78. In subsection (1) of section 20 of the Police Act 1996 (questioning of members of police authorities at council meetings) after "police authority" there shall be inserted "established under section 3" and after that section there shall be inserted-
|
| |
| "Questions on metropolitan police matters at London Assembly meetings. |
20A. - (1) The London Assembly shall make arrangements (whether by standing orders or otherwise) for enabling questions on the discharge of the functions of the Metropolitan Police Authority to be put by members of the Assembly at a meeting of the Assembly for answer by a person nominated by the Metropolitan Police Authority for that purpose.
|
|
(2) On being given reasonable notice by the London Assembly of a meeting of the Assembly at which questions on the discharge of the Metropolitan Police Authority's functions are to be put, the Metropolitan Police Authority shall nominate one or more of its members to attend the meeting to answer those questions."
|
|
| |
Report by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis |
| | 79. - (1) Section 22 of the Police Act 1996 (reports by chief constables etc to police authorities) shall be amended as follows.
|
| |
(2) In subsection (1), for "chief constable" there shall be substituted "chief officer of police of a police force".
|
| |
(3) In subsection (2), for "chief constable" there shall be substituted "chief officer".
|
| |
(4) In subsection (3), for "chief constable" there shall be substituted "chief officer of police".
|
| |
(5) In subsections (5) and (6), for "chief constable" there shall be substituted "chief officer".
|
| |
(6) Subsection (7) (which applies the section to the City of London police force and which becomes unnecessary in consequence of the amendments made by the preceding provisions of this paragraph) shall be omitted.
|
| |
Special police services |
| | 80. In section 25 of the Police Act 1996 (provision of special police services, subject to payment to police authorities) subsection (2) (which modifies the section in its application to the metropolitan police force) shall cease to have effect.
|
| |
Advice and assistance to international organisations |
| | 81. In section 26 of the Police Act 1996 (provision by police authorities of advice and assistance to international organisations) subsection (7) (which modifies the section in its application to the metropolitan police force) shall cease to have effect.
|
| |
Police cadets |
| | 82. In section 28 of the Police Act 1996 (appointment of police cadets) subsection (4) (which modifies the section in its application to the metropolitan police force) shall cease to have effect.
|
| |
Attestation of constable |
| | 83. In section 29 of the Police Act 1996 (attestation of constables)-
|
| |
(a) paragraph (a) (attestation before Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner in case of member of metropolitan police force etc), and |
| |
(b) in paragraph (b) (any other case) the words "in any other case,", |
| |
shall cease to have effect.
|
| |
Alteration of police areas |
| | 84. - (1) Section 32 of the Police Act 1996 (power of Secretary of State to make alterations in police areas by order) shall be amended as follows.
|
| |
(2) In subsection (3)(a) (which restricts the power of the Secretary of State to make alterations unless he has received a request from the police authorities whose areas are affected) the words "(other than the metropolitan police district)" shall cease to have effect.
|
| |
(3) Subsection (5) (which disapplies subsection (4) to the extent that it prevents the Secretary of State making an order maintaining the boundary of the metropolitan police district as it existed immediately before 1st April 1995) shall cease to have effect.
|
| |
Objections to proposed alterations in police areas |
| | 85. Section 33 of the Police Act 1996 (objections to alterations in police areas proposed by the Secretary of State) shall be amended as follows.
|
| |
(2) In subsection (1)(a) the words "(other than the metropolitan police district)" shall cease to have effect.
|
| |
(3) In subsection (1), after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted-
|
| |
|
"(bb) the Greater London Authority, if he proposes to alter the metropolitan police district,". |
|
| |
Objectives for police authorities |
| | 86. - (1) Section 37 of the Police Act 1996 (setting of objectives for police authorities) shall be amended as follows.
|
| |
(2) In subsection (1) (determination of objectives for all police authorities established under section 3) for "established under section 3" there shall be substituted "to which this section applies".
|
| |
(3) After subsection (1), there shall be inserted-
|
| |
|
"(1A) The police authorities to which this section applies are those established under section 3 and the Metropolitan Police Authority."
|
|
| |
(4) In subsection (2) (consultation)-
|
| |
(a) in paragraph (a), for "established under section 3" there shall be substituted "to which this section applies"; and |
| |
(b) in paragraph (b), for "chief constables" there shall be substituted "chief officers of police". |
| |
Setting of performance targets |
| | 87. In section 38 of the Police Act 1996 (setting of performance targets for police authorities by the Secretary of State) in subsection (2), for "established under section 3" there shall be substituted "to which section 37 applies".
|
| |
Codes of practice |
| | 88. In section 39(1) of the Police Act 1996 (issuing of codes of practice by the Secretary of State relating to the discharge of functions by police authorities established under section 3) after "section 3" there shall be inserted "and the Metropolitan Police Authority".
|
| |
Power of Secretary of State to require inspection |
| | 89. In section 40(1) of the Police Act 1996 (power of Secretary of State to require an inspection of a police force maintained under section 2) after "police force maintained under section 2" there shall be inserted "or of the metropolitan police force".
|
| |
Removal of Commissioners or Commanders |
| | 90. In section 42 of the Police Act 1996 (power of the Secretary of State to require a police authority to exercise its power to call upon the chief constable to retire) after subsection (4) there shall be inserted-
|
| |
|
"(5) This section shall apply to the power of the Metropolitan Police Authority under section 9E to call upon-
|
| |
(a) the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, |
| |
(b) the Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, |
| |
(c) an Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, or |
| |
(d) a Commander in the metropolitan police force, |
| |
to retire in the interests of efficiency or effectiveness as it applies to the power of a police authority under section 11."
|
|
