{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-act-1999/section-317",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-act-1999/section-317.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1999/29",
  "legislation_title": "Greater London Authority Act 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-act-1999",
  "path": "section/317",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "317",
  "heading": "Appointment of Deputy Commissioner.",
  "text": "After section 9C of the Police Act 1996 there shall be inserted—\n“ Appointment of Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.\n9D (1) There shall be a Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.\n(2) Any appointment of a Deputy Commissioner shall be made by Her Majesty by warrant under Her sign manual.\n(3) A person appointed as the Deputy Commissioner shall hold office at Her Majesty’s pleasure.\n(4) Any appointment of a Deputy Commissioner shall be subject to regulations under section 50.\n(5) Before recommending to Her Majesty that She appoint a person as the Deputy Commissioner, 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 Commissioner.\n(6) In this section—\n“the Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis;\n“Deputy Commissioner” means Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.”",
  "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/317",
    "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."
}