
2017 No. 84
Police
The Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct, Performance and Appeals Tribunals) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Made 31st January 2017
Laid before Parliament 3rd February 2017
Coming into force 1st March 2017
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3A(1), (1A) and (3)(a), 4(1) and (2)(c), and 4A(1) and (3) of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987.
PART 1 Preliminary matters
Citation and commencement
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These Regulations may be cited as the Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct, Performance and Appeals Tribunals) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 1st March 2017.
PART 2 Amendment of the Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct etc.) Regulations 2015
Introductory
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Amendment of regulation 3
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Amendment of regulation 4
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Amendment of regulation 5
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Amendment of regulation 7
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Amendment of regulation 10
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Insertion of regulation 24A
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Amendment of regulation 29
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Amendment of regulation 30
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Insertion of regulation 30A
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Amendment of regulation 34
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Substitution of regulation 35
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Amendment of regulation 38
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Amendment of regulation 39
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Amendment of regulation 40
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Insertion of regulation 40A
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Amendment of regulation 43
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Amendment of regulation 44
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Insertion of regulation 45A
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Amendment of regulation 48
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Amendment of regulation 50
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Amendment of regulation 51
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Insertion of regulation 52A
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Revocation of regulation 55
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Substitution of regulation 56
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Amendment of regulation 58
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Amendment of regulation 59
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Amendment of regulation 60
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Insertion of regulation 60A
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Revocation of paragraph 3 of Schedule 3
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PART 3 Amendment of the Ministry of Defence Police (Performance) Regulations 2012
Introductory
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Amendment of regulation 4
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Amendment of regulation 5
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Amendment of regulation 11
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Amendment of regulation 30
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PART 4 Amendment of the Ministry of Defence Police Appeals Tribunals Regulations 2009
Introductory
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Amendment of regulation 3
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Amendment of regulation 5
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Amendment of regulation 8
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Insertion of regulation 12A
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Amendment of regulation 14
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Substitution of regulation 18
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Amendment of regulation 19
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Amendment of regulation 20
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Amendment of regulation 21
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Amendment of regulation 22
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Insertion of regulation 22A
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PART 5 Transitional provisions
Transitional provision in relation to protected disclosures under the Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct etc.) Regulations 2015
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The amendment made by regulation 3(3) of these Regulations (insertion of regulation 3(3) of the Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct etc.) Regulations 2015: protected disclosures) does not apply to a protected disclosure made before the date on which these Regulations come into force, and for this purpose “protected disclosure” has the meaning given in section 43A of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
Transitional provision with respect to other amendments to the Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct etc.) Regulations 2015
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(1) The amendments in Part 2 are of no effect where the officer concerned was given notice of referral under regulation 25 or 46 of the Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct etc.) Regulations 2015 before the date on which these Regulations come into force, and for this purpose “the officer concerned” has the meaning given in the Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct etc.) Regulations 2015.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the amendments made by regulations 3 and 6.
Transitional provision with respect to the amendment of the Ministry of Defence Police Appeals Tribunals Regulations 2009
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The amendments in Part 4 are of no effect if the notice of appeal under the Ministry of Defence Police Appeals Tribunals Regulations 2009 was given to the relevant authority before the date on which these Regulations come into force, and for this purpose “relevant authority” has the meaning given in section 4(4) of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987.
Mark Lancaster
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Defence
31st January 2017