1(1)All members of a transferred force who are transferred by an amalgamation scheme shall be deemed to have been duly appointed as members of the new force under Part I of this Act, and to have been duly attested as such, and shall hold in that force the same ranks respectively as they held immediately before the date of transfer in the force from which they are transferred.
(2)All special constables appointed for a transferred area who are transferred by an amalgamation scheme shall be deemed to have been appointed as special constables for the new area under Part I of this Act, and to have been duly attested as such.
(3)All police cadets who are transferred by an amalgamation scheme shall be deemed to have been appointed under Part I of this Act to undergo training with a view to becoming members of the new force.
2Where, immediately before the date of transfer—
(a)section 43(1)(a) of this Act, or
(b)section 2 of the M1Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945. [F1or
(c)section 2 of the M2Police Act 1969]
applied to any person as having been a member of a transferred force, that section shall, unless the amalgamation scheme otherwise provides, apply to him in relation to any period after the date of transfer, as if for any reference to the police force to which he was entitled to revert there were substituted a reference to the new force, and references in that section to the appropriate authority shall be construed accordingly.
Textual Amendments
F1Words inserted by Police Act 1969 (c. 63), S. 2(4)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 4 para. 2 modified by Overseas Development and Co-operation Act 1980 (c. 63, SIF 88), s. 11
Marginal Citations
M11945c. 17. (9 & 10 Geo. 6).