Section 93 Regulations about provision of equipmentI1

Section 53 of the Police Act 1996 (regulations as to standard of equipment) is amended as follows.

In the title, after “standard” insert “ and provision ”.

After subsection (1A) insert—

“(1AA)

The Secretary of State may, by regulations, make provision about the arrangements which must be, may be, or must not be, used for the provision of equipment for use for police purposes.

(1AB)

The regulations may, in particular—

(a)

make provision about the nature or terms of such arrangements, or

(b)

prescribe arrangements which may be, or must be, used.”

In subsection (1B), after “subsection (1A)” insert “ or (1AA) ”.

In subsection (2), for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)

such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of police and crime commissioners;

(aa)

the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;

(ab)

the Common Council;”.