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, rule or regulation to the contrary regulating the maximum age of applicants for appointment as a firefighter, Donald Clapp, Christopher Gregory, Kevin Lombard and Donald Smith shall be eligible to take a civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the town of Ipswich and, if they meet all other requirements, shall be eligible for certification and appointment.

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