# The Police (Promotion) (Scotland) Regulations 1996, Regulation 3: Selection for promotion


Promotion from one rank to another rank shall be by selection and the fact that a constable has passed the qualifying examination shall not entitle him to promotion or to promotion before another constable who has passed the qualifying examination at a later date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/221/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-promotion-scotland-regulations-1996/regulation-3
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