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Subject to the provisions of section seven of this act, 1 the following acts and parts of acts are hereby repealed in so far as they apply to boroughs, towns and townships maintaining a police force of three or more members, except that the benefits that have accrued under such acts, or parts of acts, shall continue notwithstanding such repeal:
Sections 1131 to 1137 of the act of May four, one thousand nine hundred twenty-seven (Pamphlet Laws 519), 2 entitled “An act concerning boroughs, and revising, amending and consolidating the law relating to boroughs”, and their reenactments and amendments.
Sections 1409 to 1415 of the act of June twenty-four, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one (Pamphlet Laws 1206), 3 entitled “An act concerning townships of the first class; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the law relating thereto”, and their reenactments and amendments.
Sections 595 to 599 of the act of May one, one thousand nine hundred thirty-three (Pamphlet Laws 103), 4 entitled “An act concerning townships of the second class; and amending, revising, consolidating, and changing the law relating thereto”, and their reenactments and amendments.
The act of May two, one thousand nine hundred forty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 872), 5 entitled “An act granting credit toward pension or retirement benefits of certain members of the police force employed by political subdivisions for time spent in the military service of the United States”.
The act of May twenty, one thousand nine hundred forty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 1488) 6 entitled “An act relating to police pension funds in boroughs, towns and townships, and authorizing such political subdivisions to appropriate monies thereto”.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 778. Repeals; accrued benefits - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-778/
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