4.—(1) This article applies to a person who becomes a police civilian member of the staff of a new policing body by virtue of paragraph 7(7)(b) of Schedule 15 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.
(2) Section 1 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (politically restricted posts) does not apply to the person for as long as the person continues to be a police civilian member of the staff of the new policing body.