39.—(1) Regulation 72 (interpretation – transfers) is amended as follows.
(2) After paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa)a reference to a police officer transferring to a police force in Great Britain shall, in the case of a specified employee of SOCA, be construed as his leaving SOCA for the purpose of becoming a regular policeman in Great Britain and becoming such a regular policeman, where he leaves SOCA—
(i)after giving notice of such period as required by his contract of employment of his intention to do so to SOCA, or
(ii)after giving such shorter period of notice as may be agreed between the specified employee of SOCA and SOCA.
(ab)a reference to a police officer transferring to a police force in Great Britain shall, in the case of an employed constable of NPIA, be construed as his leaving NPIA for the purpose of becoming a regular policeman in Great Britain and becoming such a regular policeman, where he leaves NPIA—
(i)after giving notice of such period as required by his contract of employment of his intention to do so to NPIA, or
(ii)after giving such shorter period of notice as may be agreed between the employed constable of NPIA and NPIA.”.
(3) After paragraph (b) insert—
“(c)A reference to a regular police officer having transferred from a police force in Great Britain shall, in the case of a specified employee of SOCA who, immediately before joining the National Criminal Intelligence Service or the National Crime Squad, was a regular policeman in Great Britain, be construed as his leaving SOCA for the purpose of becoming a police officer and his becoming a police officer, where he leaves SOCA—
(i)after giving notice of such period as required by his contract of employment of his intention to do so to SOCA, or
(ii)after giving such shorter period of notice as may be agreed between the specified employee of SOCA and SOCA.
(d)A reference to a regular police officer having transferred from a police force in Great Britain shall, in the case of an employed constable of NPIA, be construed as his leaving NPIA for the purpose of becoming a police officer and his becoming a police officer, where he leaves NPIA—
(i)after giving notice of such period as required by his contract of employment of his intention to do so to NPIA, or
(ii)after giving such shorter period of notice as may be agreed between the employed constable of NPIA and NPIA.”.