Section 28 General duty of Secretary of State.
England and Wales
The Secretary of State shall exercise his powers under this Act in such manner and to such extent as appears to him to be best calculated to promote the efficiency F1and effectiveness of the police.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in s. 28 inserted (1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, s. 44, Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 6; S.I. 1994/3262, art. 4, Sch.
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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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60-65, Sch. 5 and the provisions of Sch. 9 other than the entry relating to the Children and Young Persons Act 1933) repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 16, ss. 103(3), 104(1), Sch. 9 Pt.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Ss. 37, 60-62, 64 (except subsection (2)), 65(2)-(4), Sch. 5 repealed (1.4.1999) by 1996 c. 16, s. 103(3), Sch. 9 Pt.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)