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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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F414 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)

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F1Ss. 1(1)–(4) , 2–13 , 14(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95) , Sch. 7 Pt. VIrepealed
F2Ss. 1(1)–(4) , 2–13 , 14(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95) , Sch. 7 Pt. VIrepealed
F3Ss. 1(1)–(4) , 2–13 , 14(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95) , Sch. 7 Pt. VIrepealed
F4Ss. 1(1)–(4) , 2–13 , 14(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95) , Sch. 7 Pt. VIrepealed
F5Ss. 1(1)–(4) , 2–13 , 14(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95) , Sch. 7 Pt. VIrepealed
F6Sch. paras. 1–3 , 5–13 repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95) , Sch. 7 Pt. VIrepealed
F7Sch. paras. 1–3 , 5–13 repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95) , Sch. 7 Pt. VIrepealed
F8Word repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95) , Sch. 7 Pt. VIrepealed
F9Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1981/1670 , arts. 2(1) ( c ), 3(5)substituted
F10Sch. paras. 1–3 , 5–13 repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95) , Sch. 7 Pt. VIrepealed
F11Sch. paras. 1–3 , 5–13 repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95) , Sch. 7 Pt. VIrepealed
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