Section 134(1).
1 In the Explosives Act 1875, at the end of section 75 (inspections of ships with explosives on board, etc.) (which becomes subsection (1)) there shall be added—
“(2) In subsection (1)—
(a) “officer of police” includes any member of the National Criminal Intelligence Service appointed under section 9(1)(b) of the Police Act 1997 (police members) and any member of the National Crime Squad appointed under section 55(1)(b) of that Act (police members), and
(b) “chief officer of police” includes the Director General of that Service and the Director General of that Squad.”.
2 In section 9 of the Civil Defence Act 1948 (interpretation etc.), after subsection (3) there shall be inserted—
“(3A) For the purposes of this Act (other than section 3(3)) the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad shall be treated as police authorities and the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the National Crime Squad as police forces.”.
3 In Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (definition of public records), in Part II of the Table at the end of paragraph 3 there shall be inserted at the appropriate place—
“Police Information Technology Organisation”.
4 In section 11 of the Trustee Investments Act 1961 (local authority investment schemes), in subsection (4)—
(a) in paragraph (a) after “1996” there shall be inserted “, the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad”, and
(b) after paragraph (d) there shall be added—
“(e) in any part of the United Kingdom, the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service.”.
5 In Schedule 1, in Part II (narrower-range investments requiring advice), in paragraph 9, after sub-paragraph (d) there shall be inserted—
“(da) the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service or the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad;”.
6 In section 90 of the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 (interpretation), in subsection (4) (persons treated as employed for purposes of that Act), after paragraph (c) there shall be added—
“(d) a member of the National Criminal Intelligence Service within section 9(1)(a) or (b) of the Police Act 1997 or a member of the National Crime Squad within section 55(1)(a) or (b) of that Act (police members).”.
7 In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments etc. subject to investigation), there shall be inserted at the appropriate place—
“Police Information Technology Organisation”.
8 The Police (Scotland) Act 1967 shall be amended as follows.
9 In section 27(3) (regulations as to police cadets), after “(1A),” there shall be inserted “(2B),”.
10 At the end of section 28 (regulations as to standards of equipment) (which becomes subsection (1)) there shall be added—
“(2) The Secretary of State shall consult the Police Information Technology Organisation before making regulations under this section relating to information technology.
(3) In subsection (2) of this section “information technology” includes any computer or other technology by means of which information or other matter may be recorded or communicated without being reduced to documentary form.”.
11 In section 33 (inspectors of constabulary), in each of subsections (3) and (4), after “generally” there shall be inserted “and the National Criminal Intelligence Service”.
12 At the end of section 36 (common services) there shall be added—
“(7) The Secretary of State shall consult the Police Information Technology Organisation before making regulations under this section relating to information technology.
(8) In subsection (7) of this section “information technology” includes any computer or other technology by means of which information or other matter may be recorded or communicated without being reduced to documentary form.”.
13 In section 38 (constables engaged on central service and certain temporary service), in subsection (3A), after “service” there shall be inserted “, or on temporary service such as is mentioned in paragraph (ba) or (bb) of the said section 38A(1),”.
14 In section 38A (constables engaged on service outside their force)—
(a) in subsection (1), after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted—
“(ba) temporary service with the National Criminal Intelligence Service on which a person is engaged with the consent of the appropriate authority;
(bb) temporary service with the Police Information Technology Organisation on which a person is engaged with the consent of the appropriate authority;”; and
(b) in subsection (6)(a), after “(b),” there shall be inserted “(ba) or (bb)”.
15 In section 39 (liability for wrongful acts of constables), in subsection (4), after “1996” there shall be inserted “or section 23 of the Police Act 1997”.
16 In section 28 of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (retention or resumption of land required for public purposes), in subsection (5), after paragraph (bb) there shall be inserted—
“(bc) the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad and the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service;”.
17 In section 4 of the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968 (compensation to civil defence employees for loss of employment etc.) after subsection (6) (interpretation) there shall be added—
“(7) For the purposes of this section, the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad shall be treated as police authorities.”.
18 In section 54 of the Firearms Act 1968 (application of Act to Crown servants), in subsection (3) (which provides that members of police forces and certain employees of police authorities are deemed to be in the service of Her Majesty), at the end of paragraph (b) there shall be inserted “, or
(c) a member of the National Criminal Intelligence Service or the National Crime Squad.”.
19 In section 7 of the Post Office Act 1969 (powers of the Post Office), in subsection (1AA), after “1996” there shall be inserted “, the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad”.
20 In section 3 of the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 (employers exempted from insurance), in subsection (2)(b) for “and any police authority” there shall be substituted “, any police authority, the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad”.
21 In section 14 of the Police Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 (liability for wrongful acts of members of the police force), in subsection (5), after “Police Act 1996” there shall be inserted “or section 23 of the Police Act 1997”.
22 In section 16(1) of that Act (appointment and functions of inspectors of constabulary) at the end there shall be added “and the National Criminal Intelligence Service”.
23 In section 1 of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 (supply of goods and services by local authorities), in subsection (4), in the definition of “public body”, after “1996” there shall be inserted “, the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad, the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service”.
24 The following entry shall be inserted at the appropriate place in the list of “Other Bodies” in Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972 (kinds of employment to which schemes may apply)—
“Police Information Technology Organisation”.
25 In Article 7 of the Employers' Liability (Defective Equipment and Compulsory Insurance) (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (employers exempted from insurance), after paragraph (aa) there shall be inserted—
“(ab) the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service;”.
26 In section 13 of the Employment Agencies Act 1973, in subsection (7) (cases in which the Act is not to apply), in paragraph (f), after “1996” there shall be inserted “, the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service, the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad”.
27 In Part I of Schedule 1 to the Juries Act 1974, in Group B (ineligibility for jury service of certain persons concerned with the administration of justice), after the entry for civilians employed for police purposes and members of the metropolitan civil staffs there shall be inserted—
“A member of the National Criminal Intelligence Service or the National Crime Squad.
A member of the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service; a member of the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad; a person employed by the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service under section 13 of the Police Act 1997 or by the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad under section 58 of that Act.”.
28 In subsection (2) of section 12 of the District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975 (disqualification in certain cases of justices who are members of local authorities), the following shall be inserted as the first paragraph—
“(aa) any reference to a local authority includes a reference to the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service;”.
29 (1) The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In section 1(1) (disqualification of certain office holders and places), after paragraph (d) there shall be inserted—
“(da) is a member of the National Criminal Intelligence Service or the National Crime Squad;”.
(3) In Part III of Schedule 1 (disqualifying offices), there shall be inserted at the appropriate place—
“Any member of the Police Information Technology Organisation in receipt of remuneration.”.
30 (1) The Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In section 1(1) (disqualification of certain office holders and places), after paragraph (d) there shall be inserted—
“(da) is a member of the National Criminal Intelligence Service or the National Crime Squad;”.
(3) In Part III of Schedule 1 (disqualifying offices), there shall be inserted at the appropriate place—
“Any member of the Police Information Technology Organisation in receipt of remuneration.”.
31 In section 17 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (police), in subsection (7)—
(a) in the definition of “chief officer of police”, after paragraph (a) there shall be inserted—
“(aa) in relation to a person appointed, or an appointment falling to be made, under section 9(1)(b) or 55(1)(b) of the Police Act 1997 (police members of the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the National Crime Squad) means the Director General of the National Criminal Intelligence Service or, as the case may be, the Director General of the National Crime Squad,”, and
(b) in the definition of “police fund” after “1996” there shall be inserted “, in relation to a chief officer of police within paragraph (aa) of that definition means the service fund established under section 16 or, as the case may be, 61 of the Police Act 1997”.
32 In section 53 of the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976 (police), in subsection (6), in the definition of “chief officer of police”, after paragraph (a) there shall be inserted—
“(aa) in relation to a person appointed, or to an appointment falling to be made, under section 9(1)(b) of the Police Act 1997 (police members of the National Criminal Intelligence Service) means the Director General of the National Criminal Intelligence Service;”.
33 (1) Section 11 of the Police Pensions Act 1976 (interpretation) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2)—
(a) the word “and” after paragraph (a) shall be omitted,
(b) in paragraph (b) after “it means” there shall be inserted “, subject to paragraphs (c) to (e) below,”, and
(c) after paragraph (b) there shall be added—
“(c) in relation to service of the kind described in section 97(1)(ca) of the Police Act 1996 or section 38A(1)(ba) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967, it means the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service,
(d) in relation to service of the kind described in section 97(1)(cb) of the Police Act 1996, it means the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad, and
(e) in relation to service of the kind described in section 97(1)(cc) of the Police Act 1996 or section 38A(1)(bb) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967, it means the Police Information Technology Organisation.”.
(3) In subsection (5), in the definition of “central service”—
(a) after “within paragraph (b), (c)” there shall be inserted “, (ca), (cb), (cc)”, and
(b) after “1967” there shall be inserted “or means relevant service within paragraph (ba) or (bb) of section 38A(1) of the said Act of 1967”.
34 In each of sections 51 and 59 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (licensing of drivers of private hire vehicles and hackney carriages), subsection (1A) shall be omitted.
35 In section 16 of the Race Relations Act 1976 (police), in subsection (5)—
(a) in the definition of “chief officer of police”, after paragraph (a) there shall be inserted—
“(aa) in relation to a person appointed, or an appointment falling to be made, under section 9(1)(b) or 55(1)(b) of the Police Act 1997 (police members of the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the National Crime Squad) means the Director General of the National Criminal Intelligence Service or, as the case may be, the Director General of the National Crime Squad,”, and,
(b) in the definition of “police fund” after “Act” there shall be inserted “, in relation to a chief officer of police within paragraph (aa) of that definition means the service fund established under section 16 or, as the case may be, 61 of the Police Act 1997”.
36 In section 71 of that Act (local authorities: general statutory duty) after “1996” there shall be inserted “, the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service, the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad”.
37 In Article 19 of the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (police), in paragraph (6), in the definition of “chief officer of police”, after sub-paragraph (a) there shall be inserted—
“(aa) in relation to a person appointed, or to an appointment falling to be made, under section 9(1)(b) of the Police Act 1997 (police members of the National Criminal Intelligence Service) means the Director General of the National Criminal Intelligence Service;”.
38 In section 5 of the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 (no statutory tenancy where landlord’s interest belongs to Crown or to local authority, etc.), in subsection (3), in paragraph (baa), after “1996” there shall be added “, the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad and the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service”.
39 In section 14 of the Rent Act 1977 (landlord’s interest belonging to local authority, etc.), after paragraph (caa) there shall be inserted—
“(caaa) the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service or the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad;”.
40 In section 64 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (disqualification in certain cases of justices who are members of local authorities), in subsection (6) (definition of local authority), after “1996” there shall be inserted “, the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service, the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad”.
41 In Part I of Schedule 1 to the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980, in Group B (ineligibility for jury service of certain persons concerned with the administration of justice), after paragraph (n) there shall be inserted—
“(na) members of the National Criminal Intelligence Service;
(nb) members of the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service and persons employed by that Authority under section 13 of the Police Act 1997;”.
42 In section 107 of the Finance Act 1981 (sale of houses at discount by local authorities etc.), after subsection (3)(k) there shall be inserted—
“(ka) the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad or the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service;”.
43 In section 17 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (compulsory purchase of local authority and statutory undertakers' land), in subsection (4), in the definition (for the purposes of subsection (3)) of “local authority”—
(a) in paragraph (a), after “1996” there shall be inserted “, the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad, the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service”; and
(b) in paragraph (b), after “1996” there shall be inserted “, the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad or the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service”.
44 In Schedule 1 to the Stock Transfer Act 1982 (securities that can be transferred through a computerised system), in paragraph 7(1), for “or” at the end of paragraph (ba) there shall be substituted—
“(bb) the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service or the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad; or”.
45 In section 60 of the County Courts Act 1984 (right of audience for officer of local authority in proceedings brought by authority), in subsection (3), in the definition of “local authority”, after “1996” there shall be inserted “, the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service, the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad”.
46 In section 5 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (reports of recorded searches and of road checks), after subsection (1) there shall be inserted—
“(1A) Every annual report under section 57 of the Police Act 1997 (reports by Director General of the National Crime Squad) shall contain information—
(a) about searches recorded under section 3 above which have been carried out by members of the National Crime Squad during the period to which the report relates, and
(b) about road checks authorised by members of the National Crime Squad during that period under section 4 above.”.
47 In section 55 (intimate searches), after subsection (14) there shall be inserted—
“(14A) Every annual report under section 57 of the Police Act 1997 (reports by Director General of the National Crime Squad) shall contain information about searches authorised under this section by members of the National Crime Squad during the period to which the report relates.”.
48 In section 3 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (functions of Director), in subsection (3), in the definition of “police force”, after “1996” there shall be inserted “, the National Crime Squad”.
49 In section 4 of the Housing Act 1985 (interpretation), in paragraph (e) (definition of “local authority”), after “1996” there shall be inserted “, the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service, the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad”.
50 In section 106 of the Housing Associations Act 1985 (minor definitions), in subsection (1), in the definition of “local authority”, after “1996” there shall be inserted “and the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad and the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service”.
51 In section 38 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (minor definitions), in the definition of “local authority”, after “1996” there shall be inserted “, the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service, the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad”.
52 In section 58 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, in subsection (1) (definition of “exempt landlord”), in paragraph (a), after “1996” there shall be inserted “, the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service, the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad”.
53 In section 842A of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, in subsection (1)—
(a) in paragraph (a), after “paragraph” there shall be inserted “or the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service or the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad”,
(b) in paragraph (b), after “paragraph” there shall be inserted “or the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service”, and
(c) in paragraph (c), after “paragraph” there shall be inserted “or the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service”.
54 In section 19 of the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988 (exemption from tolls), in paragraph (a), after sub-paragraph (i) there shall be inserted—
“(ia) the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service or the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad;”.
55 In section 64 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988, in subsection (7) (exclusion from Crown exemption of hereditaments of certain authorities), after paragraph (d) there shall be inserted—
“(da) the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service;
(db) the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad;”.
56 In section 65A (which was inserted by section 3 of the [1997 c. 29.] Local Government and Rating Act 1997 and makes provision about Crown property), in subsection (4)(b) for the words from “or by a police authority” to the end there shall be substituted “, a police authority established under section 3 of the Police Act 1996, the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service or the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad”.
57 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 “1996” there shall be inserted “, the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad”.
58 In section 124 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (exemption of police instructors from prohibition imposed by section 123), in subsection (2), after “section—” there shall be inserted—
““chief officer of police” includes the Director General of the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the Director General of the National Crime Squad;
“police authority” includes the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad;
“police force” includes the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the National Crime Squad;”.
59 In section 144 (exceptions from requirement of third-party insurance or security), after subsection (2)(b) there shall be inserted—
“(ba) to a vehicle owned by the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service or the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad, at a time when it is being driven under the owner’s control, or to a vehicle at a time when it is being driven for the purposes of the body maintained by such an Authority by or under the direction of a constable, or by a person employed by such an Authority;”.
60 In section 1 of the Security Service Act 1989, in subsection (4) (Security Service to act in support of police forces etc.), after “forces” there shall be inserted “, the National Criminal Intelligence Service, the National Crime Squad”.
61 In section 2 (which imposes duties on the Director General of the Security Service), in subsection (2)(c), after “forces” there shall be inserted “, the National Criminal Intelligence Service, the National Crime Squad”.
62 In section 12 of the Official Secrets Act 1989, in subsection (1) (meaning of “Crown servant” for purposes of that Act), in paragraph (e) after “1970)” there shall be inserted “or of the National Criminal Intelligence Service or the National Crime Squad”.
63 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 “1996” there shall be inserted “, the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad, the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service”.
64 In section 22 of the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 (power to require harbour authorities to promote searches in harbour areas), in subsection (4)(b)—
(a) the words “who is a member of a body of constables maintained” shall be omitted,
(b) at the beginning of both sub-paragraph (i) and sub-paragraph (ii) there shall be inserted “who is a member of a body of constables maintained”, and
(c) at the end of sub-paragraph (ii) there shall be inserted “, or
(iii) who is a member of the National Criminal Intelligence Service within section 9(1)(a) or (b) of the Police Act 1997 or a member of the National Crime Squad within section 55(1)(a) or (b) of that Act.”.
65 Section 47 of the Road Traffic Act 1991 (applications for licences to drive hackney carriages etc.) shall cease to have effect.
66 In section 19 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (exclusion of Crown exemption in certain cases), in subsection (3), for “and” at the end of paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—
“(ca) the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service;
(cb) the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad;”.