Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987

7 Consequential amendments and repeals. U.K.

(1) In section 3 of the Special Constables Act 1923—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) for the words “the Defence Council”, there shall be substituted the words “an authority who by virtue of any enactment are authorised to make nominations under this section”; and

(ii) the words from “both” to “Force” shall cease to have effect; and

(b) in subsection (2), for the word “department”, in both places where it occurs, there shall be substituted the word “authority”.

(2) In paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Emergency Laws (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act M1 1947—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1) there shall cease to have effect—

(i) the words “nominated by the Defence Council”;

(ii) the words “so nominated”;

(iii) the word “other”;

(iv) the words “the Defence Council, the Secretary of State for Defence or”; and

(v) the words “or are for the time being used for or in connection with naval, military or air force purposes”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (2)—

(i) for the words “the Defence Council” there shall be substituted the words “an authority who by virtue of any enactment are authorised to make nominations under section 3 of the Special Constables Act M2 1923”; and

(ii) there shall cease to have effect the words “the Defence Council, the Secretary of State for Defence or” and the words “or are specified by the Defence Council to be, for the time being, used for or in connection with naval, military or air force purposes”.

F1 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) In paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Nuclear Installations Act M3 1965—

F2 (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) sub-paragraph (2) shall cease to have effect.

(5) Section 11 of the Ordnance Factories and Military Services Act M4 1984 and Schedule 3 to that Act (both of which relate to special constables) shall cease to have effect.

(6) In subsection 3(1) of the Dockyard Services Act M5 1986, paragraph (a) (application of section 3 of the Special Constables Act 1923 to land in a designated dockyard) shall cease to have effect.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 7(3) repealed (1.4.2005) by Energy Act 2004 (c. 20), s. 198(2), Sch. 23 Pt. 1; S.I. 2005/877, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

F2 S. 7(4)(a) repealed (1.4.2005) by Energy Act 2004 (c. 20), s. 198(2), Sch. 23 Pt. 1; S.I. 2005/877, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

Marginal Citations

M1 1947 c. 10.

M2 1923 c. 11.

M3 1965 c. 57.

M4 1984 c. 59.

M5 1986 c. 52.