(1)Any relevant legislative provision which, immediately before 21st July 1994, applied to police authorities constituted in accordance with section 2 of the [1964 c. 48.] Police Act 1964 shall, except where the context otherwise requires, apply in the same way to police authorities established under section 3 above.
(2)Subsection (1) is subject to any provision to the contrary made—
(a)by this Act, or
(b)by any other Act passed, or subordinate legislation made, on or after 21st July 1994.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (1), a provision is a“relevant legislative provision” if it is a provision (other than a provision which applies only to specified police authorities) of an instrument which—
(a)was made before 21st July 1994 under a public general Act, and
(b)is of a legislative character.