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Police Act 1976

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

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Contents: 7 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 The Police Complaints Board.
  3. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  4. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  5. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  6. 14 Short title and extent.
  7. SCHEDULE The Police Complaints Board

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7 provisions

Title and introductory text

Police Act 1976 1976 c. 46 An Act to Establish a Police Complaints Board with functions relating to complaints from the public against members of police forces in England and Wales; to amend the law relating to the discipline of those forces; and for connected purposes. [6 August 1976]

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1 The Police Complaints Board.

(1)—(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) The Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the Board.

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14 Short title and extent.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Police Act 1976. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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SCHEDULE The Police Complaints Board

Section 1(5). 1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Members 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Secretary of State may pay, or make such payments towards the provision of, such . . . , pensions, . . . , or gratuities to or in respect of members of the Board or any of them as, with the consent of the Treasury, he may determine. 5—11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance 12, 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Any sums required by the Secretary of State for making payments under this Schedule shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament.

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