# Police Act 1964, Section 18: Attestation of constables.

Extent: E+W

Every member of a police force maintained for a police area and every special constable appointed for a police area shall, on appointment, be attested as a constable by making a declaration in the form set out in Schedule 2 to this Act—
(a) in the case of the metropolitan police district, before the Commissioner or an Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis;
(b) in any other case, before a justice of the peace having jurisdiction within the police area.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1964/48/section/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1964/section-18
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