Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary regulating maximum age of applicants for appointment as firefighter, John F. Neville, III of the city of Newton, shall, if he meets all other requirements, be eligible for certification and appointment to the fire department of the city of Newton.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.