Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 1779
Police, England And Wales
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (Forces Maintained Otherwise than by Local Policing Bodies) Order 2013
Made
15th July 2013
Laid before Parliament
18th July 2013
Coming into force
16th August 2013
The Secretary of State, having complied with the requirements of section 26(7) of the Police Reform Act 2002( 1 ) and in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 26(2) and (6) and 105(4) of that Act, makes the following Order.
Citation and commencement
1. The Order may be cited as the Independent Police Complaints Commission (Forces Maintained Otherwise than by Local Policing Bodies) Order 2013 and comes into force on 16th August 2013.
Revocation and transitional provision
2. —(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Independent Police Complaints Commission (Forces Maintained Otherwise than by Police Authorities) Order 2004( 2 ) (“the 2004 Order”) is revoked.
(2) Where a complaint, conduct matter or DSI matter came to the attention of an appropriate authority before 1st October 2013, no provision made under this Order shall apply and the provision for the establishment and maintenance of procedures made under the 2004 Order shall continue to have effect.
Ministry of Defence Police
3. Procedures similar to the procedures provided for by or under Part 2 of the Police Reform Act 2002 shall be established and maintained in relation to—
(a) any person nominated by the Secretary of State under section 1(1)(a) of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987( 3 ); and
(b) any person who is employed by the Secretary of State and who is under the direction and control of the chief constable of the Ministry of Defence Police.
British Transport Police Force
4. Procedures similar to the procedures provided for by or under Part 2 of the Police Reform Act 2002 shall be established and maintained in relation to—
(a) any constable of the British Transport Police Force;
(b) any employee of the British Transport Police Authority; and
(c) any special constable of that force.
Damian Green
Minister of State
Home Office
15th July 2013
2002 c. 30 . Section 26(1)(b) and (2) was amended by paragraphs 277 and 290(1) and (3) of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13) .
S.I. 2004/672 , as amended by S.I. 2004/1573 .
1987 c. 4 . Section 1(2)(a) was amended by section 103 of, and paragraph 41 of Schedule 7 to, the Police Act 1996 (c. 16) . Section 1(5) was amended by section 79(3) of the Police Reform Act 2002.