Regulation 50 Delegation of exercise or performance of powers and duties by local policing bodiesI1

England and Wales

(1)

Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, a local policing body may delegate the exercise or performance of all or any of the powers and duties conferred or imposed on the local policing body by or under Part 2 of the 2002 Act (including powers and duties that are acquired by virtue of giving a section 13A notice) to any person.

(2)

A local policing body may not delegate any power or duty under paragraph (1) to—

(a)

a constable (whether or not in England and Wales);

(b)

another local policing body;

(c)

any other person or body which maintains a police force;

(d)

the Mayor of London;

(e)

a member of the staff of a person falling within any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (d), or

(f)

any person if to do so could reasonably give rise to a concern as to whether the person could act impartially.

(3)

But paragraph (2)(e) does not prevent a local policing body delegating the exercise or performance of a power or duty acquired by virtue of a section 13A notice to a person for so long as that person is under the direction and control of the local policing body.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 50 in force at 1.2.2020, see reg. 1(1)