Senior officers
5(1)Sub-paragraph (2) applies to an individual who—
(a)holds the rank of chief constable immediately before the appointed day,
(b)is not appointed to the office of chief constable of the Police Service in accordance with section 7, and
(c)is, in accordance with this schedule, transferred to serve as a constable of the Police Service.
(2)An individual to whom this sub-paragraph applies is, on and after the appointed day, to be treated as having been appointed to the office of deputy chief constable in accordance with section 7(and accordingly to hold the rank of deputy chief constable) butis otherwise to continue to have the same conditions of service, including rates of pay, as if the individual had continued to be the chief constable of the police force which has ceased to exist.
(3)Sub-paragraph (4) applies to an individual who—
(a)holds the rank of deputy chief constable immediately before the appointed day,
(b)is not appointed to the office of chief constable, or to the office of deputy chief constable, of the Police Service in accordance with section 7, and
(c)is, in accordance with this schedule, transferred to serve as a constable of the Police Service.
(4)An individual to whom this sub-paragraph applies is, on and after the appointed day, to be treated as having been appointed to the office of assistant chief constable in accordance with section 7(and accordingly to hold the rank of assistant chief constable) but is otherwise to continue to have the same conditions of service, including rates of pay, as if the individual had continued to be the deputy chief constable of the police force which has ceased to exist or, as the case may be, the Director General of the SCDEA.
(5)An individual who is, in accordance with this schedule, transferred to serve as a constable of the Police Service at the rank of assistant chief constable is, on and after the appointed day, to be treated as having been appointed to the office of assistant chief constable of the Police Service in accordance with section 7.