Section 59 Members of Constabulary serving with other forcesI1

This section applies where a member of the Constabulary serves with a relevant force under arrangements made between the chief officer of that force and the chief constable.

The member of the Constabulary—

In this section—

• “chief officer” means—

  1. a chief officer of police of a police force for a police area in F1England and Wales;

  2. F2the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland;

  3. the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

  4. F3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  6. the chief constable of the British Transport Police Force; or

  7. the chief constable of the Ministry of Defence Police;

• “relevant force” means—

  1. a police force for a police area in F4England and Wales;

  2. F5the Police Service of Scotland;

  3. the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

  4. F6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  6. the British Transport Police Force; or

  7. the Ministry of Defence Police.

F7For the purposes of this section, a member of the Constabulary who is provided for the assistance of a relevant force under section 55B is to be treated as serving with that force under arrangements of the kind mentioned in subsection (1).