{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1964/section-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1964/section-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1964/48",
  "legislation_title": "Police Act 1964",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1964",
  "path": "section/7",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Other members of police forces.",
  "text": "(1) The ranks which may be held in a police force maintained under section 2 of this Act shall be such as may be prescribed by regulations under Part II of this Act and the ranks so prescribed shall include, in addition to chief constable . . .and assistant chief constable, the ranks of superintendent, chief inspector, inspector, sergeant and constable.\n(2) Appointments and promotions to any rank below that of assistant chief constable in any such police force shall be made, in accordance with regulations under Part II of this Act, by the chief constable.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 7(1) substituted (1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, s.7(a); S.I. 1994/3262, art. 4, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 7(1) repealed (1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, ss. 7(b), 93, Sch. 9 Pt. I; S.I. 1994/3262, art. 4, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 7(1) inserted (1.4 1995) by 1994 c. 29, s. 7(c); S.I. 1994/3262, art. 4, Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1964/48/section/7",
    "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."
}