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Police Act 1972 (repealed 22.8.1996)

1972 c. 39 · Enacted 29 June 1972 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Textual amendments

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Act repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 16, ss. 103(3), 104(1), Sch. 9 Pt. I

Contents

  1. 1Amendment of s. 44 of Police Act 1964.
  2. 2Short title.

1Amendment of s. 44 of Police Act 1964.C1

(1)

Section 44 of the M1Police Act 1964 (Police Federations) shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (2) after the words “of, and” there shall be inserted the words “subject to subsection (2A) of this section”.

(3)

After subsection (2) there shall be inserted the following subsection:—

“ (2A) The Secretary of State from time to time may authorise a Police Federation or a branch thereof to be associated with a person or body outside the police service in such cases and manner, and subject to such conditions and restrictions, as he may specify and may vary or withdraw an authorisation previously given; and anything for the time being so authorised shall not be precluded by subsection (2) of this section. ”

2Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Police Act 1972.