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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/221",
  "legislation_title": "The Police (Promotion) (Scotland) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-promotion-scotland-regulations-1996",
  "path": "regulation/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Qualification for promotion",
  "text": "(1) Subject to regulations 8, 9 and 10, a constable to be qualified for promotion to any rank above the rank of constable must have passed the qualifying examination.\n(2) A constable shall be entitled to sit the qualifying examination if he has completed his probationary period.\n(3) A sergeant to be qualified for promotion to the rank of inspector must have completed 2 years' service in the rank of sergeant unless the chief constable is satisfied that he possesses exceptional ability or special qualifications for the purpose of the particular duties on which he is to be employed after promotion.",
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  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2007/528",
      "affecting_title": "The Police (Promotion) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007"
    },
    {
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      "affecting": "ssi/2007/528",
      "affecting_title": "The Police (Promotion) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007"
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      "type": "omitted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2009/372",
      "affecting_title": "The Police (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/221/regulation/2",
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  "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."
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