Section 206 Meaning of “law enforcement employer”I1I2
United Kingdom
In section 205 “law enforcement employer” means—
a chief officer of police;
the Director General of the National Crime Agency;
the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police Force;
the British Transport Police Authority;
the Civil Nuclear Police Authority;
a local policing body;
the chief inspector of constabulary appointed under section 54 of the Police Act 1996;
the Independent Office for Police Conduct;
the Secretary of State, when exercising functions relating to the Ministry of Defence Police;
the College of Policing;
a person specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.
If a person has both law enforcement functions and other functions, the person may be specified only—
in relation to the exercise of the person’s law enforcement functions, or
in relation to the exercise of such of those law enforcement functions as are of a description specified in the regulations.
In this section “law enforcement functions” means functions of a public nature that relate to policing or law enforcement.
Regulations under this section may not contain provision which would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament, if contained in an Act of that Parliament.
Regulations under this section may not contain provision which—
would be within the legislative competence of the Northern Ireland Assembly, if it were contained in an Act of that Assembly, and
would not, if it were contained in a Bill in the Northern Ireland Assembly, result in the Bill requiring the consent of the Secretary of State under section 8 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 206 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(1)
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S. 206 in force at 21.9.2026 by S.I. 2026/960, reg. 2(f)