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Police Act 1976 in England

1976 c. 46 · Enacted 6 August 1976 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to Establish a Police Complaints Board with functions relating to complaints from the public against members of police forces in England and Wales; to amend the law relating to the discipline of those forces; and for connected purposes.

[6 August 1976]

Contents

  1. Part I: Complaints Against the Police
  2. 1The Police Complaints Board.
  3. 2—9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  4. Part II
  5. 10—12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. Part III: Supplementary
  7. 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  8. 14Short title and extent.
  9. Schedule: The Police Complaints Board
  10. 1, 2Paragraph 1, 2 Repealed
  11. Members
  12. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  13. 4Paragraph 4
  14. 5—11Paragraph 5—11 Repealed
  15. Finance
  16. 12, 13Paragraph 12, 13 Repealed
  17. 14Paragraph 14

1The Police Complaints Board.

1)—(4)

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(5)

The Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the Board.

2—9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

10—12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

14Short title and extent.

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Police Act 1976.

(2)

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1, 2

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3

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4

The Secretary of State may pay, or make such payments towards the provision of, such . . . F1, pensions, . . . , or gratuities to or in respect of members of the Board or any of them as, with the consent of F2the Treasury, he may determine.

5—11

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12, 13

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14

Any sums required by the Secretary of State for making payments under this Schedule shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament.