{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-efficiency-scotland-regulations-1996/regulation-19",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-efficiency-scotland-regulations-1996/regulation-19.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1643",
  "legislation_title": "The Police (Efficiency) (Scotland) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-efficiency-scotland-regulations-1996",
  "path": "regulation/19",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Appeal to the chief constable",
  "text": "(1) A constable in respect of whom the chairman of the inefficiency hearing made a finding that his performance has been unsatisfactory may appeal to the chief constable in accordance with this regulation against—\n(a) the said finding and the imposition of any disposal; or\n(b) only the imposition of a disposal.\n(2) A constable who is required to resign in terms of regulation 18(3)(c) may appeal to the chief constable in accordance with this regulation against such a requirement.\n(3) The appeal shall be instituted by the constable giving written notice of appeal to the chief constable specifying whether he is appealing under sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (1) or under paragraph (2).\n(4) The notice of appeal shall state—\n(a) the name and address of the appellant;\n(b) that the notice is a notice of appeal;\n(c) the date of the relevant finding and disposal or, in the case of an appeal under paragraph (2), the date of the requirement to resign made in terms of regulation 18(3)(c); and\n(d) the grounds upon which the appeal is made.\n(5) The appellant shall sign the notice of appeal and shall attach to it a copy of the written decision which is the subject of the appeal.\n(6) The appellant shall send a notice of appeal and the copy of the decision to the chief constable not later than 28 days after the date on which notification of the decision was sent in accordance with regulation 16(4) or 18(4).\n(7) Where the appellant is unable to send the notice of appeal within the period specified in paragraph (6), he may include in his notice of appeal a request for the appeal to be received late and shall state his reasons why he was unable to send it timeously.\n(8) The chief constable may receive a notice of appeal which is late where he is satisfied, by reason of the special circumstances of the case, that it is just and right that the appeal should be entertained after the expiry of the period specified in paragraph (6).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1643/regulation/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:40:39.628199+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}