The Ministry of Defence Police (Police Committee) Regulations 1988

Made: 23rd June 1988

Laid before Parliament: 27th June 1988

Coming into force: 20th July 1988

The Secretary of State for Defence in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(5) of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987[^f00001] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Citation and Commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Ministry of Defence Police (Police Committee) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 20th July 1988.

Interpretation

2

In these Regulations:—

• “the Committee” means the Ministry of Defence Police Committee;

• “the Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State for Defence.

Membership of the Committee

3

The members of the Committee shall be:—

• (a) the Second Permanent Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence, who shall be the Chairman of the Committee;

• (b) the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, who shall be the vice-chairman of the Committee;

• (c) the Deputy Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence responsible for civilian management;

• (d) the Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff;

• (e) the Assistant Chief of the General Staff;

• (f) the Director General of Security for the Royal Air Force;

• (g) the Assistant Under Secretary at the Ministry of Defence responsible for research and development establishments and research administration;

• (h) the Assistant Under Secretary at the Ministry of Defence responsible for security, who shall be the Clerk to the Committee;

• (i) such other persons as the Secretary of State may from time to time appoint.

Signed

George Younger — One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State — Dated 23rd June 1988

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations relate to the membership of the Ministry of Defence Police Committee.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1987 c. 4.