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The Police Act 1997 (Provisions in relation to the NCIS Service Authority) Order 1998

S.I. 1998/633 · Made 9 March 1998

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POLICE

Made 9th March 1998

Laid before Parliament 11th March 1998

Coming into force 1st April 1998

In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 44 of the Police Act 1997f1, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

1997 c. 50.

Contents

  1. Part A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
  2. A1Citation and commencement
  3. A2Interpretation
  4. A3Revocations
  5. Part B: MEETINGS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE AUTHORITY AND ITS COMMITTEES
  6. B1Meetings and proceedings of the Authority and its committees
  7. B2Duty to adopt certain procedural standing orders
  8. B3Evidence of resolutions and minutes of proceedings etc.
  9. Part C: ACCESS TO MEETINGS AND DOCUMENTS OF THE AUTHORITY AND ITS COMMITTEES
  10. C1Admission to meetings of the Authority
  11. C2Access to agenda and connected reports
  12. C3Inspection of minutes and other documents after meetings
  13. C4Inspection of background papers
  14. C5Application to committees
  15. C6Additional rights of access to documents for members of the Authority
  16. C7Authority to publish additional information
  17. C8Supplemental provisions and offences
  18. C9Exempt information
  19. C10Interpretation
  20. Part D: DISCHARGE OF FUNCTIONS
  21. D1Arrangements for discharge of functions by the Authority
  22. D2Appointment of committees
  23. D3Expenses of joint committees
  24. D4Disqualification for membership of committees
  25. D5Standing orders of committees
  26. Part E: RESTRICTIONS ON VOTING AND MEMBERS' INTERESTS
  27. E1Disability of members of the Authority for voting on account of interest in contracts etc.
  28. E2Pecuniary interests for purposes of article El
  29. E3General notices and recording of disclosures for purposes of article El
  30. E4Removal or exclusion of disability etc.
  31. E5Interpretation of articles E2 and E4
  32. E6Application of articles E1 to E5 to committees
  33. E7Members' interests
  34. Part F: FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
  35. F1Financial administration of the Authority
  36. F2Qualifications of responsible officer
  37. F3Functions of responsible officer as regards reports
  38. F4Authority’s duties as regards reports
  39. F5Information about meetings
  40. Part G: REVENUE ACCOUNTS AND CAPITAL FINANCE OF THE AUTHORITY
  41. G1Application of Part G
  42. G2Capital purposes
  43. G3Expenditure to be charged to revenue account
  44. G4Expenditure excluded from article G3(1)
  45. G5Borrowing powers
  46. G6Borrowing limits etc.
  47. G7The Authority’s own limits
  48. G8Register of loan instruments and certain existing loans
  49. G9Security for money borrowed etc.
  50. G10Credit arrangements
  51. G11Initial and subsequent cost of credit arrangements
  52. G12Limits on powers to enter into credit arrangements
  53. G13Variation of credit arrangements
  54. G14Basic credit approvals
  55. G15Supplementary credit approvals
  56. G16Criteria for issuing credit approvals
  57. G17Use of credit approvals by the Authority
  58. G18Effect of certain capital grants on credit approvals
  59. G19Capital receipts
  60. G20The reserved part of capital receipts
  61. G21The usable balance of capital receipts
  62. G22Capital receipts not wholly in money paid to the Authority
  63. G23Aggregate credit limit
  64. G24Duty to set certain amounts aside as provision to meet credit liabilities
  65. G25Use of amounts set aside to meet credit liabilities
  66. G26Information
  67. G27Interpretation of Part G
  68. Part H: ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
  69. HArticle H
  70. Part I: LAND
  71. I1Acquisition of land by agreement by the Authority
  72. I2Disposal of land by the Authority
  73. I3Consents to land transactions by the Authority and protection of purchasers
  74. I4Savings
  75. I5Registration of land holdings
  76. I6Public access to information
  77. I7Information about entries
  78. I8Secretary of State’s power to require information
  79. I9Disposal of land at direction of Secretary of State
  80. I10Directions to dispose of land-supplementary
  81. I11Power of entry
  82. Part J: STAFF, OFFICERS AND MEMBERS
  83. J1Prohibition of political publicity
  84. J2Codes of recommended practice as regards publicity
  85. J3Separate account of expenditure on publicity
  86. J4Interpretation and application of articles J1 to 53
  87. J5Disqualification and political restriction of certain officers and staff
  88. J6Politically restricted posts
  89. J7Grant and supervision of exemptions from political restriction
  90. J8Designation and reports of head of paid service
  91. J9Designation and reports of monitoring officer
  92. J10All staff to be appointed on merit
  93. J11Duty to adopt standing orders with respect to staff
  94. J12Limit on paid leave for local authority duties
  95. J13Confidentiality of staff records
  96. J14Power to forgo repayment on advances of remuneration paid to deceased employees
  97. J15Security to be taken in relation to officers
  98. J16Accountability of officers
  99. J17Members of the Authority not to be appointed as officers
  100. J18Disclosure by officers of interest in contracts
  101. J19Payment of salary etc. due to mentally disordered person
  102. J20Payments due to deceased officers
  103. Part K: MISCELLANEOUS POWERS
  104. K1Subsidiary powers of the Authority
  105. K2Placing of staff of a local authority at disposal of other local authorities
  106. K3Contracts of the Authority
  107. K4Insurance by the Authority against accidents to members
  108. K5Subscriptions to local government associations
  109. K6Appearance of the Authority in legal proceedings
  110. K7Inspection of documents
  111. K8Photographic copies of documents
  112. K9Service of notices on the Authority etc.
  113. K10Public notices
  114. K11Service of notices by the Authority
  115. K12Authentication of documents
  116. K13Lost and uncollected property
  117. K14Emergency financial assistance to the Authority
  118. K15Use of spare capacity of computers of the Authority
  119. Part L: COMMISSION FOR LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
  120. LArticle L
  121. Signature
  122. Schedule 1: MEETINGS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE AUTHORITY AND ITS COMMITTEES
  123. 1Paragraph 1
  124. 2Paragraph 2
  125. 3Paragraph 3
  126. 4Paragraph 4
  127. 5Paragraph 5
  128. 6Paragraph 6
  129. 7Paragraph 7
  130. 8Paragraph 8
  131. 9Paragraph 9
  132. 10Paragraph 10
  133. 11Paragraph 11
  134. 12Paragraph 12
  135. Schedule 2: ACCESS TO INFORMATION: EXEMPT INFORMATION
  136. Part I: DESCRIPTIONS OF EXEMPT INFORMATION
  137. 1Paragraph 1
  138. 2Paragraph 2
  139. 3Paragraph 3
  140. 4Paragraph 4
  141. 5Paragraph 5
  142. 6Paragraph 6
  143. 7Paragraph 7
  144. 8Paragraph 8
  145. 9Paragraph 9
  146. 10Paragraph 10
  147. 11Paragraph 11
  148. 12Paragraph 12
  149. 13Paragraph 13
  150. Part II: QUALIFICATIONS
  151. 1Paragraph 1
  152. 2Paragraph 2
  153. 3Paragraph 3
  154. 4Paragraph 4
  155. 5Paragraph 5
  156. 6Paragraph 6
  157. Part III: INTERPRETATION
  158. 1Paragraph 1
  159. Schedule 3: PROVISIONS SUPPLEMENTING PART G
  160. Part I: CREDIT CEILING
  161. 1Paragraph 1
  162. 2Paragraph 2
  163. 3Paragraph 3
  164. 4Paragraph 4
  165. Part II: MINIMUM REVENUE PROVISION
  166. 6Paragraph 6
  167. 7Paragraph 7
  168. 8Paragraph 8
  169. 9Paragraph 9
  170. Explanatory note