{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-act-1999/section-315",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-act-1999/section-315.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1999/29",
  "legislation_title": "Greater London Authority Act 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-act-1999",
  "path": "section/315",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "315",
  "heading": "Appointment of Commissioner.",
  "text": "After section 9A of the Police Act 1996 there shall be inserted—\n“ Appointment of Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.\n9B (1) There shall be a Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.\n(2) Any appointment of a Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis shall be made by Her Majesty by warrant under Her sign manual.\n(3) A person appointed as Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis shall hold office at Her Majesty’s pleasure.\n(4) Any appointment of a Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis shall be subject to regulations under section 50.\n(5) Before recommending to Her Majesty that She appoint a person as the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, the Secretary of State shall have regard to—\n(a) any recommendations made to him by the Metropolitan Police Authority; and\n(b) any representations made to him by the Mayor of London.\n(6) Any functions exercisable by the Mayor of London under subsection (5) may only be exercised by him personally.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1996 c. 16."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/29/section/315",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:45.840103+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}