The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2005
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2005/2834 |
| Year | 2005 |
This Statutory Instrument has been printed in substitution of the SI of the same number and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
2005No. 2834
POLICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2005
11thOctober2005
17thOctober2005
7thNovember2005
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 50 of the Police Act 1996( 1) and section 79A of the Police Act 1997( 2), and after taking into consideration the recommendations of the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom and supplying that Board with a draft of these Regulations in accordance with section 62(1)( 3) of the Police Act 1996, and after supplying a draft of these Regulations to the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales and taking into consideration their representations in accordance with section 63(3)( 4) of the Police Act 1996, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.-
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 7th November 2005.
(2) In these Regulations "the 2003 Regulations" means the Police Regulations 2003( 5).
Amendments to the 2003 Regulations
2.-
(1) Regulation 10(1) of the 2003 Regulations (qualifications for appointment to a police force) is amended as follows.
(2) For sub-paragraph (a) substitute the following sub-paragraph-
(a) must, if not a national of a Member State, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, have leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom for an indefinite period;.(3) After sub-paragraph (h) insert the following sub-paragraph-
(i) must, unless he is applying to transfer to the force from another police force, on being so required by the chief officer of the force to which he is a candidate for appointment give a sample of saliva or urine to be tested in accordance with procedures determined by the Secretary of State for evidence of such controlled drugs as the Secretary of State may determine..3.Regulation 15 (contents of personal records) of the 2003 Regulations is amended by inserting after paragraph (2)(e) the following sub-paragraph-
(ea) a record of his service (if any) in the Royal Parks Constabulary;.4.After regulation 19 of the 2003 Regulations the following regulation is inserted-
Testing for substance misuse
19A.-
(1) The chief officer of a police force may require any member of the force who-
(a) gives the chief...To continue reading
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