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The Police (Appointment of Police Authorities and Chief Constables) Order 1973

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3.—(1) This Article shall have effect notwithstanding anything in section 2 of the Police Act 1964 or in any amalgamation scheme.

(2) Subject to paragraph (4) below, no appointment to an existing police authority shall be made on or after the date of the coming into operation of this Order and such an appointment made before, so as to take effect on or after, that date shall cease to have effect.

(3) The members of an existing police authority serving as such on the date of the coming into operation of this Order shall be deemed to be appointed for a term expiring immediately before 1st April 1974.

(4) Nothing in this Article shall preclude the filling of a casual vacancy on an existing police authority but a person appointed to fill such a vacancy after the date of the coming into operation of this Order shall be appointed for a term expiring as aforesaid.

(5) In the case of an existing police authority constituted by an amalgamation scheme which makes provision for temporary vacancies on the authority and their filling by persons nominated for the purpose, nothing in this Article shall preclude the filling of such a vacancy in accordance with the provision; but the said provision shall have effect as if any reference therein to any other provision of the scheme were a reference to that other provision read with paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) above.

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