# The Police (Promotion) (Amendment) Regulations 1991, Paragraph 1


(1) Notwithstanding the replacement by virtue of regulation 6 of these Regulations of qualifying examinations of the kind provided for in the Schedule to the principal Regulations as it had effect immediately before 1st October 1991 (“the old Schedule”), qualifying examinations of that kind (“old-style qualifying examinations”) for promotion to the rank of sergeant shall be held in October in 1991, 1992 and 1993.
(2) In October 1991–
(a) the old-style qualifying examination may be taken by any constable who, if the old Schedule had continued in force, would have been eligible under paragraph 5(1), and
(b) in any circumstances determined before 1st October 1991 under paragraph 2(b) of the old Schedule (“the determined circumstances”), a single paper may be taken by any constable who failed to obtain a pass in that paper in the qualifying examination held under the old Schedule in 1989 or in 1990.
(3) In October 1992 no constable may take the whole examination, but a single paper may in the determined circumstances be taken by any constable who failed to obtain a pass in that paper–
(a) in the qualifying examination held under the old Schedule in 1990, or
(b) in the old-style qualifying examination held in October 1991.
(4) In October 1993 no constable may take the whole examination, but a single paper may in the determined circumstances be taken by any constable who failed to obtain a pass in that paper in the old-style qualifying examination held in October 1991.
(5) For the purposes of the principal Regulations a constable shall be treated as having obtained a pass in the qualifying examination for promotion to the rank of sergeant if–
(a) he obtains a pass in the old-style qualifying examination held in October 1991, or
(b) he obtains a pass in a paper taken as mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(b), (3) or (4).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1961/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-promotion-amendment-regulations-1991/schedule/paragraph-1
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