Article 4 New police authorities

Until members of a police committee for a county established by the Local Government Act 1972 who are magistrates are appointed in accordance with the Police Authorities (Appointment of Magistrates) Rules 1973^f1 (appointment of magistrates as members of a police committee for a county) or, in the case of a combined police authority for a combined area consisting of counties so established, until members thereof who are magistrates are appointed in accordance with the amalgamation scheme, the Secretary of State may direct how those vacancies are to be filled by persons who are magistrates; and the person so filling those vacancies shall be deemed to have been duly appointed but shall retire when the members of the police authority who are magistrates have been appointed as aforesaid.