Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/77/section/39
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(4)The police authority may, in such cases and to such extent as they think fit, pay any damages or expenses awarded against a constable of the police force maintained for their area, or any constable for the time being required to serve with that force by virtue of section 11 of this Act [F3F4. . . section 98 of the Police Act 1996][F5or section 23 of the Police Act 1997], in proceedings arising from any [F6unlawful conduct] on the part of that constable, any expenses incurred and not recovered by him in any such proceedings, and any sum required in connection with the settlement of any claim that has or might have given rise to such proceedings.
[F7(5)This section shall have effect where an international joint investigation team has been formed under the leadership of a constable of a police force as if—
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