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The Police Act 1996 (c. 16) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which defined the current police areas in England and Wales, constituted police authorities for those areas, and set out the relationship between the Home Secretary and the English and Welsh territorial police forces.
Section 89(1) of the Police Act 1996 provides: . Any person who assaults a constable in the execution of his duty, or a person assisting a constable in the execution of his duty, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both.
Police Act 1996 ( ) Title: Police Act 1996. Description: English: An Act to consolidate the Police Act 1964, Part IX of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, ...
The Act did incorporate elements of H.R. 50 "Federal Bureau of Investigation First Amendment Protection Act of 1993" (into §2339A (c)) to prohibit investigations based purely on protected First Amendment activity, but this was effectively removed in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.
There are 43 police areas in England and Wales, most of which are defined by Schedule 1 of the 1996 act. They may be altered by order of the Home Secretary . [ 3 ] The two other areas, the Metropolitan Police District and the City of London police area, are defined by Section 76 of the London Government Act 1963 and the City of London Police ...
The basic powers of the police derive from the Police Act 1996, which covers attestation , jurisdiction and a number of other matters. Day to day, common law features greatly in relation to use of force (self defence & defence of others) and a number of other areas.
In the United Kingdom, police impersonation "with intent to deceive" is criminalised by Section 90 of the Police Act 1996. [5] The same section also restricts the sale of police uniforms and paraphernalia, [5] although illicit trade in items such as warrant cards continues in the UK. [6]
Officially the Police Appeals (Disciplinary) Tribunal, it is a 'virtual' non-departmental public body managed by the Home Office. [1] [2] It was established by the Police Act 1996, and later reformed by the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011. [2]