The Police (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1992

• Citation: S.I. 1992/3170
• Sections: 11

Section 1 Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1992.

Section 2 Commencement

These Regulations shall come into force on 11th January 1993, and shall have effect—

(a) for the purposes of regulation 7 as from 1st April 1992, subject to the transitional provisions in regulation 10 of these Regulations;

(b) for the purposes of regulations 8 and 9 as from 1st September 1992.

Section 3 Interpretation

In these Regulations any reference to “the principal Regulations” is a reference to the Police (Scotland) Regulations 1976 .

Section 4 Qualifications for appointment of constables

Regulation 6 of the principal Regulations (qualifications for appointment of constables) shall be amended as follows:—

(a) in paragraph (a), for the figure “30” there shall be substituted the figure “40”; and

(b) paragraph (b) shall be omitted.

Section 5 Qualifications for appointment of deputy chief constable, assistant chief constable, super-intendent or chief inspector

In paragraph (1)(a) of regulation 7 of the principal Regulations the words “at least 2 years'” shall be omitted.

Section 6 Probationary service in the rank of constable

In regulation 11 of the principal Regulations (probationary service in the rank of constable) there shall be inserted at the end of paragraph (2)—

or for such longer period as the chief constable, with the approval of the Secretary of State, determines in the circumstances of a particular case:

Provided that where, in the opinion of the chief constable, the said period of probation was seriously interrupted by a period of absence from duty by reason of injury or illness, the chief constable may at his discretion extend the period of probation for such longer period not exceeding 12 months as he determines in the circumstances of that particular case.

Section 7 Removal allowance

In regulation 47(6) of the principal Regulations (removal allowance) for the sum “£1,200” there shall be substituted the sum “£1,257”.

Section 8 Scales of pay

In Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (scales of pay) for Tables A and B there shall be substituted respectively Tables A and B set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

Section 9 Dog handler’s allowance

In paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 10 to the principal Regulations (dog handler’s allowance) for the sums “£858” and “£1,176” there shall be substituted the sums “£915” and “£1,251” respectively.

Section 10 Transitional provision

Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 7 of these Regulations, regulation 47 of the principal Regulations shall continue to apply as it had effect immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations in relation to any move which took place before 1st April 1992.

Section 11 Revocations

The Regulations specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 to these Regulations are hereby revoked to the extent specified in column 3 of that Schedule.