
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Property) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st October 2002.
(2) In these Regulations “the 1997 Regulations” means the Police (Property) Regulations 1997.
2 
There shall be inserted after regulation 3(a) of the 1997 Regulations:“
(ab) in relation to the National Crime Squad, the National Crime Squad Service Authority;”.
3 
In regulation 5(1) of the 1997 Regulations for the words “section 43 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973” there shall be substituted “section 143 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000”.
4 
In regulations 6(5) and 8 of the 1997 Regulations after “Chief Officer of Police” there shall be inserted “, or in the case of property in the possession of the National Crime Squad the Director General of that Squad,”.
5 
In regulation 7(3) of the 1997 Regulations for the words “section 43A of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973” there shall be substituted “section 145 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000”.
John Denham
Minister of State
Home Office
5th September 2002