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Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945

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Contents: 4 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 Maintenance of British civil police forces overseas.
  3. 2 Special provisions as to members of home police forces.
  4. 3 Interpretation, short title and extent.

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4 provisions

Title and introductory text

Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945 1945 c.17 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]

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1 Maintenance of British civil police forces overseas.

(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 . . . . . . (3), (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2 Special provisions as to members of home police forces.

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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3 Interpretation, short title and extent.

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) This Act may be cited as the Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945. (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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