Statutory Instruments
Police, England And Wales
Made
6th March 2008
Laid before Parliament
7th March 2008
Coming into force
1st April 2008
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 1 and 7 of Schedule 2A to the Police Act 1996(1), makes the following Regulations.
In accordance with paragraph 6 of that Schedule the Secretary of State has consulted with—
(a) the Metropolitan Police Authority,
(b) the Association of Police Authorities,
(c) the Greater London Authority,
(d) persons whom he considers to represent the interests of London Boroughs,
(e) such other persons as he thought fit.
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Metropolitan Police Authority Regulations 2008 and subject to paragraph (2) shall come into force on 1st April 2008.
(2) These Regulations shall apply only in respect of appointments of members of the Metropolitan Police Authority that take effect on or after 1st October 2008(2).
2. In these Regulations—
“the Mayor” means the Mayor of London,
“the 1994 Regulations” means the Police Authorities (Selection Panel) Regulations 1994(3),
“the 1996 Act” means the Police Act 1996,
3. These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
4.—(1) A person appointed under current paragraph 2 (appointment of Metropolitan Police Authority members by the Mayor) of Schedule 2A to the 1996 Act whose term of office under that Schedule expires on or after 1st October 2008 shall be treated as a person appointed under regulation 6 until the expiry of that term.
(2) A person appointed under current paragraph 3 (appointment of independent members of the Metropolitan Police Authority) of Schedule 2A to the 1996 Act whose term of office under that Schedule expires on or after 1st October 2008 shall be treated as a person appointed under regulation 7 until the expiry of that term.
(3) A term of office of a person appointed under current paragraph 3 of Schedule 2A to the 1996 Act shall be treated as a term of office of a person appointed under regulation 7 for the purposes of regulation 18(2).
(4) A person appointed under current paragraph 1(2)(a) of Schedule 3(4) (Police authorities: selection of independent members) to the 1996 Act shall be treated as persons appointed under regulation 30(b) until the expiry of their term of office under that Schedule.
(5) The record maintained by a selection panel under regulation 7 (record maintained by the panel) of the 1994 Regulations of persons who have applied to be considered for appointment as a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority shall be treated as a record maintained under regulation 43 of these Regulations.
1996 c.16; Schedule 2A was substituted by section 2 of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to, the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c.48). Back [1]
Article 3 of the Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No.1, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3364) (as amended by S.I 2008/617 (C.24))provides that the previous Schedule 2A to the 1996 Act applies to appointments that take effect before 1st October 2008. Back [2]
S.I. 1994/2023 as amended by S.I. 2000/1549 and S.I. 2002/1282. These Regulations are revoked by S.I.2008/630 from 1st October 2008. Back [3]
Schedule 3 to the Police Act 1996 was repealed by the Police and Justice Act 1996. Article 3 of the Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No.1, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3364 as amended by S.I 2008/617 (C.24)) provides that the previous Schedule 2 to the 1996 Act applies to appointments that take effect before 1st October 2008. Back [4]