Paragraph 4

England and Wales

(1)

A council or joint committee shall exercise its power to appoint members of a police authority under paragraph 2 of this Schedule so as to ensure that, so far as practicable, the members for whose appointment it is responsible reflect—

(a)

in the case of appointments by a council, the balance of parties for the time being prevailing among the members of the council, and

(b)

in the case of appointments by a joint committee, the balance of parties for the time being prevailing among the members of the relevant councils taken as a whole.

(2)

The members referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (b) of this paragraph do not include any member of a relevant council who is disqualified for being appointed as or being a member of the police authority under paragraph 13 of this Schedule.

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

Act (except ss. 37, 60-65, Sch. 5 and the provisions of Sch. 9 other than the entry relating to the Children and Young Persons Act 1933) repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 16, ss. 103(3), 104(1), Sch. 9 Pt. I

Ss. 37, 60-62, 64 (except subsection (2)), 65(2)-(4), Sch. 5 repealed (1.4.1999) by 1996 c. 16, s. 103(3), Sch. 9 Pt. II; S.I. 1999/533, art. 2(a)

Notes on Schedule 1B

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 1B inserted (8.8.1994 for certain purposes and 1.4.1995 for all other purposes) by 1994 c. 29, s. 3(2), Sch. 9 Pt. I; S.I. 1994/2025, art. 4; S.I, 1994/3262, art. 4, Sch.