Commentary on Sections Review bodies for police remuneration etc Section 131: Abolition of Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom
352.Subsection (1) abolishes the Police Negotiating Board (“PNB”) for the United Kingdom and subsection (2) repeals sections 61 and 62 of the Police Act 1996, which provided for the existence and constitution of the PNB and its functions in respect of police workforce regulations. Subsection (3) provides for the Secretary of State to secure the reimbursement of payments made by Scottish Ministers or the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland towards expenses incurred by the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom. It allows for the refunding of any unused part of the annual contributions provided by both Northern Ireland and Scotland for the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom.