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Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945

1945 CHAPTER 17 9 and 10 Geo 6

An Act to provide for the maintenance of British civil police forces in certain countries and territories outside the United Kingdom; for the discipline and pensions of members of such forces; and for purposes connected therewith.

[20th December 1945]

Extent Information

E1Act extended to (N.I) (9.2.1999) by 1998 c. 32, s. 74(1), Sch. 4 para. 2; S.R. 1999/48, art. 3 (with art. 4)

1 Maintenance of British civil police forces overseas.U.K.

(1)There shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament any expenses incurred by a Secretary of State, to such amount as may be sanctioned by the Treasury, in respect of persons engaged under his control in the performance of police duties in any foreign country for the time being in the occupation of His Majesty, or in the performance of police duties on behalf of the government of any country or territory outside the United Kingdom.

(2)The Secretary of State may make regulations with respect to the government and discipline of any persons engaged as aforesaid . . . . . . F1

(3), (4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

(5)Any regulations made under this section shall be laid before Parliament as soon as may be after they are made, and if either House within the period of forty days after the regulations have been so laid resolves that the regulations be annulled, they shall thenceforth be void, but without prejudice to the making of new regulations.

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(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4

2 Special provisions as to members of home police forces. E+W+S

F5(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F5(1A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F5(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Power to apply s. 2 conferred by Overseas Service Act 1958 (c. 14), s. 5(2)

C3S. 2 applied with modifications by Overseas Development and Co-operation Act 1980 (c. 63, SIF 88), s. 11

3 Interpretation, short title and extent.U.K.

F7(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F7(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)This Act may be cited as the Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945.

F8(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Extent Information

E2Act extended to (N.I.) (9.2.1999) by 1998 c. 32, s. 74(1), Sch. 4 para. 2; S.R. 1999/48, art. 3 (with art. 4)

Textual Amendments