Paragraph 3
CHIEF CONSTABLE AND OTHER SENIOR OFFICERS
The chief constable of the Force shall be a person appointed to that office by the Committee.
The Force shall be under the direction and control of the chief constable.
The establishment of the Force shall include a person holding the rank of deputy chief constable and may include one or more persons holding the rank of assistant chief constable.
The deputy chief constable shall have all the powers and duties of the chief constable:
during the absence, incapacity or suspension from duty of the chief constable; and
during any vacancy in the office of chief constable;
but he shall not have power to act by virtue of this provision for any continuous period exceeding three months, except with the consent of the Committee.
Appointments or promotions to the ranks of deputy chief constable and assistant chief constable shall be made by the Committee after consultation with the chief constable.