Regulation may appoint prescribed class of police officer
251 Regulation may appoint prescribed class of police officer
A regulation under this Act may provide that each police officer of a class described in the regulation is an inspector under this Act.Example of regulation—A regulation may declare that each police officer who is for the time being a member of the unit of the police service known as the stock investigation squad is an inspector under this Act.
A police officer of the class described in the regulation is an inspector under this Act without further appointment.
A regulation under subsection (1) does not limit the operation of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, section 14 in relation to the exercise by a police officer of the powers of an inspector under this Act.
However, subsection (3) does not prevent a regulation under subsection (1) from also limiting an inspector’s exercise of powers under this Act.
This provision refers to the regulations (A regulation
, the regulation
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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