# The Police (Promotion) (Scotland) Regulations 1996, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations re-enact the Police (Promotion) (Scotland) Regulations 1968 with amendments.
The principal change made by these Regulations is to terminate the Police (Scotland) Examination Board appointed under the Schedule to the 1968 Regulations. The functions relating to the arrangement and conduct of the qualifying examination for promotion above the rank of constable have been simplified.
The substantive requirement of the Regulations, which remains unchanged, is the requirement that for promotion to the rank of sergeant a constable must have passed the Police (Scotland) Promotion Examination. There are transitional provisions in relation to constables who, prior to 8th March 1993, passed or were deemed to have passed the examination for promotion from constable to sergeant or from sergeant to inspector or who, prior to 1st March 1996, passed or were deemed to have obtained a pass in the Police (Scotland) Promotion Examination.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/221/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-promotion-scotland-regulations-1996/note
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