# The Police (Conduct) (Scotland) Regulations 1996, Regulation 2: Application


These Regulations shall apply only–
(a) in relation to misconduct on the part of a constable below the rank of assistant chief constable;
(b) to any report, allegation or complaint from which it may reasonably be inferred that any act or omission which was committed or made by a constable below that rank on or after 1st August 1996 may amount to misconduct; and
(c) to any case where there is in respect of such a constable a finding of guilt as mentioned in paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 on or after that date, even although the act or omission which constituted the criminal offence of which the constable was found guilty was committed or made before that date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1642/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-scotland-regulations-1996/regulation-2
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