Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024

Designation of public service body

104. (1) Subject to this section, the Minister may by order designate a body, whether created by or under any enactment or not, as a public service body for the purposes of such provisions of this Part as may be specified in the designation.

(2) The Minister may make an order designating a body under subsection (1) only where he or she is satisfied that—

(a) some or all of the functions of the body are relevant to improving community safety, and

(b) it is desirable that the body would cooperate with other public service bodies to improve community safety.

(3) The Minister shall not make an order under subsection (1) in respect of a body for which a Minister of the Government other than the Minister has responsibility and in whom functions, whether statutory or otherwise, in respect of the body are vested, other than with the consent of that Minister of the Government.