# Police and Justice Act 2006, Paragraph 20


(1) A reference in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)) to the clerk to a police authority has effect as a reference to the chief executive of the authority.
(2) A person holding office as clerk to a police authority on the commencement of paragraph 18 continues in that office as chief executive of the authority.
(3) In this paragraph “police authority” means—
(a) a police authority established under section 3 of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16);
(b) the Metropolitan Police Authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/48/schedule/2/paragraph/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-justice-act-2006/schedule-2/paragraph-20
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