Paragraph 1 I1

(1)

The Police Authority may call on a senior officer, in the interests of efficiency or effectiveness, to retire or to resign.

(2)

The approval of the Secretary of State is required before the Police Authority may call on a senior officer to retire or to resign.

(3)

Before seeking the approval of the Secretary of State, the Police Authority must—

(a)

give the senior officer a notice of its intention to call on him to retire or to resign and an explanation of its grounds for doing so;

(b)

give the senior officer an opportunity of making representations, including an opportunity of making representations in person; and

(c)

consider any representations made by or on behalf of the senior officer.

(4)

A senior officer who is called on to retire or to resign must retire or resign with effect from—

(a)

such date as the Police Authority may specify; or

(b)

such earlier date as may be agreed between him and the Police Authority.

(5)

Oral notice is not effective for the purposes of sub-paragraph (3).

Annotations

I1: Sch. 11 para. 1 in force at 1.3.2005 by S.I. 2005/442, art. 2(1), Sch. 1