Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 3189
Police, England And Wales
The Police Federation (Amendment) Regulations 2013
Made
17th December 2013
Laid before Parliament
19th December 2013
Coming into force
31st January 2014
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 60 of the Police Act 1996( 1 ).
In accordance with section 60(4) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the three Central Committees of the Police Federation for England and Wales sitting together as a Joint Committee.
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police Federation (Amendment) Regulations 2013 and shall come into force on 31st January 2014.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
Amendment to the Police Federation Regulations 1969
2. —(1)Regulation 12 of the Police Federation Regulations 1969( 2 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1A), for “their number” substitute “the eligible membership, as defined in paragraph (2)”.
(3) For paragraph (2) substitute—
“ (2) The eligible membership is—
(a) for the purposes of paragraph (1A)(a), members of the branch board for the relevant rank in the City of London and metropolitan police forces who do not come within sub-paragraph (c) of this paragraph;
(b) for the purposes of paragraph (1A)(b), members of the branch board for the relevant rank in any police force in the region in question who do not come within sub-paragraph (c) of this paragraph;
(c) for the purposes of paragraph (1A)(c), female members of any branch board for the relevant rank elected under regulation 6(12), and additional delegates under regulation 9(8) who have been elected to the relevant central committee under paragraph (1A)(c). ” .
Damian Green
Minister of State
Home Office
17th December 2013
1996 c. 16 . Section 60 was amended by paragraph 37 of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13) .
S.I. 1969/1787 . Regulation 12(1A) was inserted by S.I. 1995/2768 . Regulation 6 was substituted, and regulation 9(8) was inserted, by S.I. 2004/2660 . There are other amendments, but none is relevant.