Part I Organisation of Police Forces

Amalgamations

21 Amendment and revocation of amalgamation scheme.

F1(1)

An amalgamation scheme may be amended or revoked—

(a)

in the case of a scheme made under section 19 of this Act, by a subsequent scheme made under that section or under section 20 of this Act; and

(b)

in the case of a scheme made under section 20 or 21B of this Act, by a subsequent scheme made under section 20 of this Act, and the foregoing provisions of this Act and the provisions of section 25 thereof and of Schedule 2 thereto shall, so far as applicable, have effect in relation to any such amending or revoking scheme subject to any necessary modifications and to the following provisions of this section.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, provision may be made by any such subsequent scheme—

(a)

for the division of the combined area into any two or more areas, being either police areas comprised in the combined area or new combined areas constituted by the subsequent scheme, or for the inclusion in the combined area of any additional police area F2or for the creation of any new combination of police areas;

(b)

for the establishment or re-establishment and maintenance of police forces for any areas into which the combined area is divided as aforesaid;

(c)

for the dissolution and winding up of any F3joint police board constituted under the original scheme, or for the reconstitution of any F4such police board;

(d)

for the transfer or retransfer to such police forces as may be determined by the subsequent scheme of constables of the force maintained for the combined area;

(e)

for the transfer or retransfer to such authorities as may be determined by the subsequent scheme of any officers, property, rights or liabilities of the F3joint police board;

(f)

for any other matters incidental to or consequential on the provisions of the subsequent scheme.