Police Act 1974
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The Police Act 1974 is UK legislation that reorganized and established certain police forces, including West Yorkshire Police, defining their structure, powers, and governance.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Police Act 1974 canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
chief officers of police
ⓘ
police authorities ⓘ police forces in England and Wales ⓘ |
| basedOn | policy of reorganising local government and police areas in the 1970s ⓘ |
| concerns |
West Yorkshire Police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
metropolitan county police forces ⓘ non-metropolitan county police forces ⓘ police administration ⓘ public order and safety ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defines |
administrative framework for certain police forces
ⓘ
arrangements for police authorities ⓘ police areas in England and Wales ⓘ |
| establishes |
West Yorkshire Police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
police authority for West Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
law enforcement
ⓘ
policing ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| governs |
certain financial and administrative matters relating to police forces
ⓘ
relationship between police forces and police authorities ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
administrative responsibilities of police authorities
ⓘ
boundaries of certain police areas ⓘ organisation of West Yorkshire Police ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | primary legislation ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public general Act ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom police legislation ⓘ |
| purpose |
amendment of earlier police legislation
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definition of police governance arrangements ⓘ establishment of certain new police forces ⓘ provision for administration of police forces ⓘ reorganisation of police areas and police forces ⓘ |
| regulates |
governance of police forces
ⓘ
police areas ⓘ powers of police authorities ⓘ structure of police forces ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Police Act 1964
NERFINISHED
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Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
reforms of police force boundaries
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reforms of police governance ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | public law ⓘ |
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