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Police Act 1969 (repealed)
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1 Aid by home police forces of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and vice versaU.K.
(1)The chief officer of police of a police force maintained under the M1Metropolitan Police Act 1829, the Act of the second and third years of Queen Victoria intituled “An Act for regulating the Police in the City of London” (commonly known as the M2City of London Police Act 1839), the M3Police Act 1964 or the M4Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (hereafter in this Act referred to as a “home police force”) may, on the application of the Inspector General of the Royal Ulster Constabulary or of such other person as may be designated for the purposes of this subsection by order of the Secretary of State, provide constables or other assistance for the purpose of enabling the last-mentioned force to meet a special demand on its resources.
(2)The Secretary of State, if satisfied . . . F1 that it is expedient in the interests of public safety or order that the Royal Ulster Constabulary should be reinforced or should receive other assistance for the purpose of enabling it to meet a special demand on its resources and that satisfactory arrangements under the foregoing subsection cannot be made or cannot be made in time, may, at his request, direct the chief officer of a home police force to provide such constables or other assistance for that purpose as may be specified in the direction.
(3)A constable shall, during any period during which he is provided under this section for the assistance of the Royal Ulster Constabulary be under the like direction and control as a member of that force notwithstanding section 5(1) of the M5Police Act 1964 or section 17(2) of the M6Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (controlling powers of chief constables).
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