{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1964/schedule-1B/paragraph-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1964/schedule-1B/paragraph-17.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1964/48",
  "legislation_title": "Police Act 1964",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1964",
  "path": "schedule/1B/paragraph/17",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A person shall be appointed to hold office as a member for—\n(a) a term of four years or a term expiring on his attaining the age of seventy years, whichever is the shorter, or\n(b) such shorter term as the body appointing him may determine in any particular case.\n(2) A person shall not, by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(b) of this paragraph, be appointed under paragraph 5 of this Schedule for a term shorter than four years without the approval of the Secretary of State.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 1B para. 17 modified (12.7.1995) by S.I. 1995/1775, art. 4(7)Sch. 1B para. 17 modified (12.7.1995) by S.I. 1995/1770, art. 6(7)Sch. 1B para. 17 modified (12.7.1995) by S.I. 1995/1771, art. 4(7)Sch. 1B para. 17 modified (12.7.1995) by S.I. 1995/1772, art. 4(7)Sch. 1B para. 17 modified (12.7.1995) by S.I. 1995/1773, art. 4(7)Sch. 1B para. 17 modified (12.7.1995) by S.I. 1995/1774, art. 4(7)Sch. 1B para. 17 modified (12.7.1995) by S.I. 1995/1776, art. 4(7)Sch. 1B para. 17 modified (12.7.1995) by S.I. 1995/1779, art. 6(7)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1964/48/schedule/1B/paragraph/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:59:29.550126+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}