Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

• F1“FT Programme” means a programme for the time being recognised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of these Regulations as the Constable to Inspector Fast Track Programme;

• F2“HPD scheme” means a scheme for the time being recognised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of these Regulations as the high potential development scheme;

• “member of a police force” includes such a member who is suspended from membership of his force and the office of constable under regulations made by virtue of F3section 50 of the Police Act 1996;

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• “probationary service”, in relation to a constable who completed the required period of probation following a previous appointment, does not include any period of probation following his latest appointment;

• “Scottish force” means a police force within the meaning of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967;^f1 and

• “Scottish promotion regulations” means regulations relating to qualification for promotion from time to time in force under that Act.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a member of a police force F5... includes a reference to a reversionary member, that is to say —

within the meaning of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987;^f2 any reference to service includes a reference to service as a reversionary member; and any reference to a constable or a sergeant includes a reference to a reversionary member entitled under F6section 97(3) of the Police Act 1996 to revert to a police force in the rank in question.

In reckoning service or a period in any rank for the purposes of these Regulations —

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a regulation or Schedule shall be construed as a reference to a regulation or Schedule in these Regulations; a reference to a paragraph shall be construed as a reference to a paragraph in the same regulation or, as the case may be, same Schedule; and a reference to a sub-paragraph shall be construed as a reference to a sub-paragraph contained in the same paragraph.