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Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general provisions set forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter.

"Board" means Board of Firemen's Pension Fund Commissioners or Board of Police Pension Fund Commissioners.

"Fund" means the Police Relief and Pension Fund or the Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund.

"Department" means regularly constituted fire department or regularly constituted police department.

"Member" means a person duly appointed or selected and sworn as a member of the regularly constituted police department if the local agency has established a police relief and pension fund pursuant to this chapter.

"Member" also means any person duly appointed or selected and sworn as a member of the regularly constituted fire department if the local agency has established a firemen's relief and pension fund pursuant to this chapter.

Every local agency in which there is a police department or a fire department may establish a relief and pension fund for either department or for both departments. If a fund is established for both departments, there shall be two separate funds, one for each department. The fund established for the police department shall be known as the police relief and pension fund. The fund established for the fire department shall be known as the firemen's relief and pension fund.

Any fund, for the relief or pensioning of police officers or firemen, their life or health insurance, or the payment of a sum of money on their death, is merged with and constitutes a part of the fund created for that purpose pursuant to this chapter.