http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/29/section/53Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994An Act to make provision about police areas, police forces and police authorities; to make provision for England and Wales about magistrates’ courts committees, justices’ clerks and administrative and financial arrangements for magistrates’ courts; and for connected purposes.1994-07-21texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2015-12-152008-07-21 Part II531Section 26 of the 1967 Act shall be further amended—aby inserting, after the words “administration of” in subsection (1), the words “ , and the conditions of service in, ”; andbby inserting after subsection (5)—5ARegulations under this section as to conditions of service shall secure that appointments for fixed terms are not made except where the person appointed holds the rank of superintendent or a higher rank..2Section 23 of the 1967 Act (chief constables affected by amalgamations or local government reorganisation) shall be amended as follows—ain subsection (2), for the word “deputy" there shall be substituted “ assistant ”;bin subsection (3), after the word “Act" there shall be inserted “ and to subsection (3A) below ”; andcafter subsection (3) there shall be inserted—3AIf a chief constable was appointed for a term which expires within three months of his becoming a constable of a police force by virtue of this section, subsection (3) above shall have effect as if the reference in it to three months were a reference to that term..S. 53 wholly in force at 1.4.1995; s. 53 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 94(1); s. 53(1) in force (1.1.1995) by S.I. 1994/3075, art. 2, Sch.; s. 53(2) in force (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/492, art, 2, Sch. 1