Regulation 2 Amendments to the Police Regulations 1995

Regulation 13A of the Police Regulations 1995^f1 shall be amended as follows.

There shall be inserted after paragraph (5)—

“(5A)

The term of an appointment to the rank of chief constable or deputy chief constable or to the rank of commissioner, deputy commissioner, assistant commissioner or deputy assistant commissioner in the metropolitan police force to which this regulation applies may be extended by agreement for a period or periods expiring not later than seven years from the date of the initial appointment to that rank.

(5B)

The term of an appointment to the rank of assistant chief constable or commander in the metropolitan police force and the City of London police force or assistant commissioner in the City of London police force to which this regulation applies may be extended by agreement for a period or periods expiring not later than:

(a)

ten years from the date of the initial appointment to that rank, or

(b)

the date on which the person appointed reaches minimum retirement age,

whichever of the periods in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) is the shorter.”.

For paragraph (6) there shall be substituted:

“(6)

The term of an appointment to which this regulation applies may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, be extended by agreement for a single period not exceeding three years where the extension cannot be made under paragraphs (5A), (5B) or (7) and, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, the particular extension would be in the interest of the efficiency and effectiveness of the police force.”.