§ (1) The police authority shall pay to the constables of a police force pay and allowances in accordance with regulations made under section eleven of this Act, and shall reimburse to such constables any expenses reasonably incurred by them in the performance of their duty, being expenses of a kind approved either generally or in particular cases by the Secretary of State.
§ (2) On the recommendation of the chief constable of a police force the police authority may pay such sums by way of reward as they think fit—
- (a) to any constable (other than the chief constable) of the police force who in their opinion has conducted himself in the performance of his duty with exceptional merit, or
- (b)to any constable (other than the chief constable) of another police force who, while serving with the first mentioned force in pursuance of the provisions of this Act relating to the mutual aid of police forces, has in their opinion conducted himself in the performance of his duty with exceptional merit, or
- (c)to any person other than a constable who in their opinion has substantially contributed to the fulfilment of the functions of the police force:
§ Provided that the aggregate of payments made under this subsection by a police authority in any year shall not exceed such sum as may be approved by the Secretary of State.— [The Solicitor-General for Scotland.]
§ Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.