TASK 2C- describe how these forms of authority are applied to the public services legislation
and to what extent those powers have to enforce obedience. In this assignment I will
describe:
Armed forces discipline act 2000
Police and Criminal Evidence act 1984
Police act 1997
Fire and rescue services act 2004
Police Act 1997
An Act to make provision for the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the National Crime
Squad; to make provision about entry on and interference with property and with wireless
telegraphy in the course of the prevention or detection of serious crime; to make provision for the
Police Information Technology Organisation; to provide for the issue of certificates about criminal
records; to make provision about the administration and organisation of the police; to repeal certain
enactments about rehabilitation of offenders; and for connected purposes.
The example of how this Act enforce obedience I used Discipline and complaints part of this
legislation. Discipline regulations are to make provision for the National Criminal Intelligence Service
and the National Crime Squad as well as to make provision about entry on and interference with
property and with wireless telegraphy in the course of the prevention or detection of serious crime,
make provision for the Police Information Technology Organisation, provide for the issue of
certificates about criminal records, make provision about the administration and organisation of the
police and to repeal certain enactments about rehabilitation of offenders.
Without prejudice to the generality of the other powers conferred by this section, regulations under
this section may make provision for conferring a right to bring and conduct, or otherwise participate
or intervene in, any disciplinary proceedings on the Independent Police Complaints Commission. For
conferring a right to participate in, or to be present at, disciplinary proceedings on such persons as
may be specified or described in the regulations as to the representation of persons subject to
disciplinary proceedings and for section 34 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
(inferences to be drawn from a failure to mention a fact when questioned or charged) to apply, with
such modifications and in such cases as may be provided for in the regulations, to disciplinary
proceedings.
Armed forces discipline act 2000