(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations as to the government, administration and conditions of service of special constables.
(2)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations under this section may make provision with respect to—
(a)the qualifications for appointment of special constables;
(b)the retirement of special constables;
(c)the suspension of special constables from their office as constable;
(d)the allowances payable to special constables; and
(e)the application to special constables, subject to such modifications as may be prescribed by the regulations, of any provisions made by or under any enactment relating to the pensions payable to or in respect of members of police forces.
(3)If regulations under this section provide for the calculation of any pension payable to or in respect of special constables by reference to a scale of notional remuneration specified in the regulations, regulations under this section increasing any such notional remuneration may be made with retrospective effect to any date specified in the regulations.
(4)Subsections (7) and (8) of section 50 shall apply to regulations under this section.