§ Order of the Day for the Third Reading read.
§ Moved, That the Bill be now read 3a.—(Lord Reay.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.
§ Clause 11:
§ Age of appointment and transfer.
§ 11.—(1) The word "thirty" occurring in subsection (2) of section twenty-five of the principal Act shall be deleted and the words "forty-five" shall be inserted in lieu thereof. Provided that the said subsection shall not apply to the case of a person transferred or appointed to the post of chief constable.
§ (2) The words "Great Britain" occurring in subsection (4) of section four and subsection (6) of section twenty-seven of the principal Act shall be deleted and the words "the United Kingdom "shall be inserted in lieu thereof.
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(3) In lieu of subsection (3) of section twenty-five of the principal Act, the following provision shall apply:—
The limit of age of a person not serving in a police force on appointment to the office of chief constable shall not exceed forty-five years. In the case of promotion or transfer of a person serving in the police force to the post of chief constable in the same or another police force, the limit of age shall not exceed fifty-five years.
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LORD REAY moved seven Amendments which he had on the Paper, with the object of making the clause read—
11.—(1) The word "thirty" occurring in subsection (2) of section twenty-five of the principal Act shall be deleted and the words "forty-five" shall be inserted in lieu thereof. Provided that the said subsection shall not apply to the case of a person transferred or appointed to the post of chief constable.
(2) The words "Great Britain" occurring in subsection (4) of section four and in subsection (6) of section twenty-seven of the principal Act shall be deleted and the words "the United Kingdom "shall be inserted in lieu thereof.
(3) Subsection (3) of section twenty-five of the principal Act shall no longer have effect, and in lieu thereof the following provision shall be inserted:—
The limit of age of a person not serving in a police force on appointment to the post of chief constable shall be forty-five years. In the case of promotion or transfer of a person serving in a police force to the post of chief constable in the same or another police force, the limit of age shall be fifty-five years.
§ Amendment moved—
§ Clause 11, page 4, line 33, after ("and") insert ("in") Clause 11, page 4, line 36, leave out ("In lieu of") Clause 11, page 4, line 37, after ("Act") insert ("shall no longer have effect, and in lieu thereof" and leave out ("apply") and insert ("be inserted")
§ Clause 11, page 4, line 39, leave out ("office" and insert ("post")
1073§ Clause 11, page 4, line 40, leave out ("not exceed") and insert ("be")
§ Clause 11, page 5, line 1, leave out ("the") and insert ("a") Clause 11, page 5, line 3, leave out ("not exceed") and insert ("be")— (Lord Reay.)
§ On Question, Amendments agreed to.
§ Bill passed, and returned to the Commons.