{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2000/schedule-3A/paragraph-17",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/32",
  "legislation_title": "Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2000",
  "path": "schedule/3A/paragraph/17",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A sub-group may constitute a committee of its members.\n(2) A sub-group shall constitute a committee of its members if directed to do so by the partnership.\n(3) A committee of a sub-group shall consist of 5 or more members of the sub-group.\n(4) The members of a committee of a sub-group shall be appointed by the sub-group.\n(5) A sub-group may delegate any of its functions to a committee constituted by it.\n(6) The powers of a committee of a sub-group shall be exercised in accordance with and subject to directions given by the sub-group.\n(7) The proceedings of a committee of a sub-group shall be regulated in accordance with and subject to directions given by the sub-group.\n(8) The approval of the partnership is required to—\n(a) the constitution of a committee under sub-paragraph (1);\n(b) the members of a committee of a sub-group to be appointed under sub-paragraph (4);\n(c) the functions to be delegated to a committee under sub-paragraph (5);\n(d) the exercise by a committee of any functions delegated to it under sub-paragraph (5);\n(e) the directions to be given to a committee under sub-paragraphs (6) and (7).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3A inserted (4.9.2007) by Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (c. 6), s. 19, Sch. 1 para. 13; S.R. 2007/371, art. 2(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/32/schedule/3A/paragraph/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:39.477204+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}