# The Metropolitan Police Authority Regulations 2008, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision for the membership of the Metropolitan Police Authority established under the Police Act 1996.
Part 1 of the Regulations provides that they apply in respect of the members of the Metropolitan Police Authority appointed on or after 1st October 2008 and makes transitional provisions. Part 2 of the Regulations provides for the appointment of Metropolitan Police Authority members, for the appointment of chairman and vice-chairman, for the disqualification of members, their tenure of office, the validity of their acts and their allowances and those of the authorities’ standards committee. Part 3 of the Regulations provides for the establishment of a selection panel to nominate persons for appointment as independent members of the Metropolitan Police Authority and for provisions governing the how that panel advertises for and makes such nominations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/631/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/metropolitan-police-authority-regulations-2008/note
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