# The Police (Discipline) (Senior Officers) (Scotland) Regulations 1990, Regulation 2: Interpretation and application


(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, namely–
“the 1967 Act” means the Police (Scotland) Act 1967;
“the 1967 Regulations” means the Police (Discipline) (Scotland) Regulations 1967;
“complainer” means the member of the public referred to in regulation 14;
“discipline form” means such a form as is mentioned in regulation 6(6);
“independent solicitor” means a solicitor who is appointed as the independent solicitor in terms of regulation 6(2);
“investigating officer” means a chief constable who is appointed as an investigating officer in terms of regulation 4;
“investigation form” means such a form as is mentioned in regulation 4(4);
“disciplinary offence” means any offence set out in the Discipline Code specified in Schedule 1 to the 1967 Regulations;
“senior officer” means a constable who is a chief constable, a deputy chief constable, or an assistant chief constable.
(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a regulation shall be construed as a reference to a regulation contained in these Regulations and any reference in a regulation to a paragraph shall be construed as a reference to a paragraph of that regulation.
(3) These Regulations shall not apply except in relation to an offence committed, or alleged to have been committed, by a senior officer, that is to say, by a chief constable, deputy chief constable or an assistant chief constable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1017/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-discipline-senior-officers-scotland-regulations-1990/regulation-2
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