# The Firearms Rules 1998, Article 11: Discharge of chief officer’s functions


Any of the functions of a chief officer of police under the principal Act may in the event of his illness or absence, or of a vacancy in the office of the chief officer of police, be discharged—
(a) in the City of London, by an Assistant Commissioner of City of London Police; and
(b) in the metropolitan police district, by an Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1941/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-rules-1998/article-11
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