(1) Before an officer appointed to the Bengal Police Force under section 7 of Act V of 1861 is appointed to be a Military Police-officer, the statement in the schedule shall be read and if necessary explained to him in the presence of a Magistrate, Commandant or Second-in-Command, and shall be signed by him in acknowledgment of its having been so read to him.
    (2) Notwithstanding any notice given under section 9 of Act V of 1861, a Military Police-officer shall not be entitled to be discharged from the Bengal Police Force except in accordance with the terms of the statement which he has signed under this Act.