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Police Act 1976

1976 CHAPTER 46

An Act to Establish a Police Complaints Board with functions relating to complaints from the public against members of police forces in England and Wales; to amend the law relating to the discipline of those forces; and for connected purposes.

[6 August 1976]

Part I Complaints Against the Police

1 The Police Complaints Board.

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F1 (5) The Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the Board.

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F2 Part II

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F3 Part III Supplementary

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F4 14 Short title and extent.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Police Act 1976.

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F5 Section 1(5).

SCHEDULE The Police Complaints Board

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F6 Members

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F7 4 F8,F8 The Secretary of State may pay, or make such payments towards the provision of, such . . . , pensions, . . . , or gratuities to or in respect of members of the Board or any of them as, with the consent of [F9 the Treasury F9] , he may determine.

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F10 Finance

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F11 14 Any sums required by the Secretary of State for making payments under this Schedule shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament.

Status: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Police Act 1976.
Police Act 1976 (1976/46)
Version from: 1 February 1991

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in force Provision is in force
in force* In force only for specified purposes (see footnote)
not in force Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)
defined term Defined term
dfn Defined term (alternative style)
footnote commentary transitional and savings in force status related provisions geo extent insert/omit source count in force adj
F1 Ss. 1(1)–(4) , 2–13 , 14(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95) , Sch. 7 Pt. VI repealed
F2 Ss. 1(1)–(4) , 2–13 , 14(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95) , Sch. 7 Pt. VI repealed
F3 Ss. 1(1)–(4) , 2–13 , 14(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95) , Sch. 7 Pt. VI repealed
F4 Ss. 1(1)–(4) , 2–13 , 14(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95) , Sch. 7 Pt. VI repealed
F5 Ss. 1(1)–(4) , 2–13 , 14(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95) , Sch. 7 Pt. VI repealed
F6 Sch. paras. 1–3 , 5–13 repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95) , Sch. 7 Pt. VI repealed
F7 Sch. paras. 1–3 , 5–13 repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95) , Sch. 7 Pt. VI repealed
F8 Word repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95) , Sch. 7 Pt. VI repealed
F9 Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1981/1670 , arts. 2(1) ( c ), 3(5) substituted
F10 Sch. paras. 1–3 , 5–13 repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95) , Sch. 7 Pt. VI repealed
F11 Sch. paras. 1–3 , 5–13 repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95) , Sch. 7 Pt. VI repealed
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