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 * (b) became a deputy chief constable by virtue of section 23 (2) of this Act.
 * (2) If there is more than one person in a police force who holds the rank of deputy chief constable, one of the persons who hold it shall be designated as the officer having the powers and duties conferred on a deputy chief constable by section 5(1) of this Act.
 * (3) A person shall be designated under subsection (2) of this section by the police authority after consultation with the chief constable and subject to the approval of the Secretary of State.”.

(6) In section 58(2) of the Police Act 1964 and section 23(2) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (under both of which a chief constable affected by an amalgamation holds the rank of assistant chief constable) for the word “assistant” there shall be substituted the word “deputy”.

109. In section 44 of the Police Act 1964—
 * (a) in subsection (1), for the word “and”, in the last place where it occurs, there shall be substituted the words “affecting individuals, except as provided by subsection (1A) below, and questions of”;
 * (b) the following subsections shall be inserted after that subsection—
 * “(1A) A Police Federation may represent a member of a police force at any disciplinary proceedings or on an appeal from any such proceedings.
 * (1B) Except on an appeal to the Secretary of State or as provided by section 102 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, a member of a police force may only be represented under subsection (1A) above by another member of a police force.”; and
 * (c) in subsection (3), after the word “Federations”, in the first place where it occurs, there shall be inserted the words “or authorise the Federations to make rules concerning such matters relating to their constitution and proceedings as may be specified in the regulations.”.

110. Subsection (6) of section 17 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (restriction on functions of special constables) is hereby repealed.