12E+WFor section 37 (prohibition on employment of police) substitute—
“37Prohibition on employment of police in fire-fighting
(1)No member of a police force may be employed by a fire and rescue authority or a relevant chief constable for the purpose of—
(a)extinguishing fires, or
(b)protecting life and property in the event of fires.
(2)Subsection (1) does not prevent the exercise of functions under section 7 (fire-fighting) by—
(a)a relevant chief constable, or
(b)a deputy chief constable to whom such functions have been delegated by a relevant chief constable.
(3)In this section “relevant chief constable” means the chief constable of a police force for a police area to whom functions of a fire and rescue authority have been delegated under an order under section 4H.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 12 in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 183
I2Sch. 1 para. 12 in force at 3.4.2017 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2017/399, reg. 2, Sch. para. 38