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Wilful or careless neglect of duty, including—

(a)

disobedience to lawful orders;

(b)

contravention of regulation 5 of, or Schedule 1 to, the Police (Scotland) Regulations 1976f1;

(c)

absence from duty, or being late for duty;

(d)

failure to attend promptly and diligently to anything which is his duty;

(e)

failure to stay at place of duty or to work beat in accordance with others without sufficient cause;

(f)

permitting a prisoner to escape;

(g)

failure to report the whereabouts of an offender, when known, or to make due exertions to bring him to justice;

(h)

failure to report any matter which it is his duty to report, including any evidence for or against any prisoners; and

(i)

failure to make any necessary entry in any official document.

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Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1976/1073; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1985/111, 1990/469, 1993/3081 and 1995/596.