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

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the personnel administrator of the human resources division shall examine and certify David E. Jones for appointment as a police officer in the town of Hingham notwithstanding that he has attained the maximum age for the position, if he fulfills all other requirements for certification and appointment as a police officer under the procedures provided in chapter 31 of the General Laws, any regulations of the civil service commission and any hiring practices of the town of Hingham.