Write the words of this act the way you think they should read. Solon shows your change as a redline against the published text and pins it to that exact text, so it can never be applied to wording you did not see.
Change 1
As published
47 Constitution of police force.
(1) For section 3 of the 1967 Act there shall be substituted—
Establishments of police forces
3 (1) A police force shall consist of a chief constable, regular constables and special constables.
(2) In subsection (1) above—
“regular constables” means constables (including probationary constables) to whom both pay and allowances are, by virtue of section 26 of this Act, payable; and “special constables” means constables to whom allowances only are so payable.
.
(2) In section 7 of that Act (assignment of ranks)—
(a) in subsection (1)—
(i) the words “, deputy chief constable" and “, chief superintendent and" shall be omitted; and
(ii) after the word “superintendent" there shall be inserted the words “ , chief inspector, inspector, sergeant and constable. ”; and
(b) subsection (2) shall be omitted.
(3) In section 8(1) (appointment of police cadets), the words “and subject to the approval of the police authority and the Secretary of State as to numbers" shall be omitted.
(4) In section 14(1) (extra policing of locality where works are being constructed), the words “(whether by the appointment of temporary constables or otherwise)" shall be omitted.
(5) In section 26(2)(d) (regulations as to retirement of certain constables), the words “or temporary" shall be omitted.
Your change, as a redline
47 Constitution of police force.
(1) For section 3 of the 1967 Act there shall be substituted—
Establishments of police forces
3 (1) A police force shall consist of a chief constable, regular constables and special constables.
(2) In subsection (1) above—
“regular constables” means constables (including probationary constables) to whom both pay and allowances are, by virtue of section 26 of this Act, payable; and “special constables” means constables to whom allowances only are so payable.
.
(2) In section 7 of that Act (assignment of ranks)—
(a) in subsection (1)—
(i) the words “, deputy chief constable" and “, chief superintendent and" shall be omitted; and
(ii) after the word “superintendent" there shall be inserted the words “ , chief inspector, inspector, sergeant and constable. ”; and
(b) subsection (2) shall be omitted.
(3) In section 8(1) (appointment of police cadets), the words “and subject to the approval of the police authority and the Secretary of State as to numbers" shall be omitted.
(4) In section 14(1) (extra policing of locality where works are being constructed), the words “(whether by the appointment of temporary constables or otherwise)" shall be omitted.
(5) In section 26(2)(d) (regulations as to retirement of certain constables), the words “or temporary" shall be omitted.
One line that says what changes, such as "Halve the dog tax".
Who it helps, what it costs, what it fixes. It is what persuades people to support it.
A proposal here is not law. Support on Solon is evidence that people want the change; the official route says what it takes to make it law.
Sign in to file your proposal. What you have written stays on this page.
Ask what your change would do, who would gain and who would bear a cost, and where something like it is already law. The assistant reads your draft as it stands, cites the law and the studies it finds, and takes no side. What you file stays yours.