41.—(1) An award which is payable to or in respect of a person by reason of his having served as a regular police officer shall be payable by the police authority of the force in which he last served as such.
(2) An award which is payable to or in respect of a person by reason of his having been injured while serving as a member of a police force other than a regular police officer shall be payable by the police authority of the force in which he was serving when he received the injury.