Overseas Development and Co-operation Act 1980

11 Overseas service by police officers

(1) Where a member of a home police force is, with the consent of the appropriate authority, appointed under section 10 above for a limited period, the Secretary of State may direct that this section shall have effect in respect of his service in pursuance of that appointment as an officer to whom section 10 above applies.

(2) Where by virtue of such a direction this section has effect in respect of a person's service as an officer to whom section 10 above applies—

(a) section 2 of the [1945 c. 17. (9 & 10 Geo. 6).] Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945 (members of home police forces who engage for a period of overseas service), and

(b) where applicable—

(i) paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the [1964 c. 48.] Police Act 1964, or

(ii) section 24 of the [1967 c. 77.] Police (Scotland) Act 1967,

(member of home police force who engages for a period of overseas service where, during that engagement, his force is transferred under an amalgamation scheme),

shall apply to him, subject to subsection (3) below, in respect of that service, as they would have applied if that service had been a period of overseas service within the meaning of the Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945 for which he had engaged as mentioned in section 2(1) of that Act.

(3) In the application of section 2(2) of the Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945 to a person's service as an officer to whom section 10 above applies, any reference to a disciplinary authority established by regulations under section 1 of that Act shall be construed as a reference to such authority as, whether before or during that service, may be designated in that behalf by the Secretary of State.

(4) In this section " home police force " and " appropriate authority " have the same meanings as in the Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945.