Paragraph 8

a police authority (other than the Secretary of State) within the meaning of section 62 of the Police Act 1964 both as originally enacted and as subsequently amended and any previous police authority for whom Schedule 11 (Transitional Provisions) to that Act had effect or who was the police authority for an area or district which was before 1st April 1947 or after 31st March 1946 a separate police area.