The Police (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2012

• Citation: S.I. 2012/2712
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 22nd November 2012.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, “the 2003 Regulations ” means the Police Regulations 2003 .

Section 3 Part-time appointments: re-appointment as full-time member

(1) Regulation 5 of the 2003 Regulations (part-time appointments) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (4)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “one month” substitute “2 months”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “3 months” substitute “4 months”.

Section 4 Fixed term appointments of senior officers

(1) Regulation 11 of the 2003 Regulations (appointment of senior officers) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (2A), for “(2B)” substitute “(2B) to (2D)”.

(3) In paragraph (2B), omit all of the words after “each of a maximum of one year”.

(4) After paragraph (2B) insert—

(2C) The reference in paragraph (2B) to the person who made the appointment shall have effect—

(a) in the case of an appointment of a deputy chief constable under section 11A of the Act , as a reference to the chief constable; and

(b) in the case of an appointment of an Assistant Commissioner under section 9F of the Act or a Deputy Assistant Commissioner under section 9FA of the Act , as a reference to the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.

(2D) Where an appointment for a fixed term is due to expire at a time when the person appointed is acting as chief officer, the appointment shall not expire until—

(a) the date when the person ceases to act as chief officer, if the reason for the cessation is that the person is appointed as chief officer; or

(b) six months after the date when the person ceases to act as chief officer, if the reason for the cessation is that another person is appointed as chief officer.

(2E) Where sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2D) applies, the chief officer shall notify the person appointed, not less than three months before the end of the six month period mentioned in that sub-paragraph, as to whether or not the appointment is to be extended in accordance with paragraph (2B) (and, if it applies, paragraph (2C)).

(2F) For the purposes of paragraph (2D) a person is acting as chief officer when the person is—

(a) exercising or performing functions of a chief constable in accordance with section 41(1)(a) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011;

(b) exercising powers or duties of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis in accordance with section 44(1)(a) or (b) of that Act; or

(c) exercising duties of the Commissioner of Police for the City of London in accordance with section 25 of the City of London Police Act 1839 .

(5) In paragraph (3), for “Paragraph (2) is” substitute “Paragraphs (2) and (2D) are”.

Section 5 Days treated as public holidays

(1) Regulation 26 of the 2003 Regulations (public holidays and rest days) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1), for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—

(a) public holidays;

(b) days which a member of a police force has elected to treat as public holidays; or

(c) rostered rest days,

Section 6 Replacement allowance: increases

(1) Paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the 2003 Regulations (variation and termination of replacement allowance) is amended as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraph (3), after “the replacement allowance in question is” insert “not”.