# Police Act 1964, Paragraph 1

Extent: E+W

(1) Where, by virtue of section 3A of this Act, a police authority is to consist of seventeen members—
(a) nine of those members shall be members of a relevant council appointed under paragraph 2 of this Schedule,
(b) five shall be persons appointed under paragraph 5, and
(c) three shall be magistrates appointed under paragraph 8.
(2) Where, by virtue of an order under subsection (2) of that section, a police authority is to consist of more than seventeen members—
(a) a number which is greater by one than the number of members provided for in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this sub-paragraph shall be members of a relevant council appointed under paragraph 2 of this Schedule,
(b) such number as may be prescribed by the order, not exceeding one third of the total membership, shall be persons appointed under paragraph 5, and
(c) the remainder shall be magistrates appointed under paragraph 8.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1964/48/schedule/1B/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1964/schedule-1B/paragraph-1
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