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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-promotion-scotland-regulations-1996/regulation-6",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/221",
  "legislation_title": "The Police (Promotion) (Scotland) Regulations 1996",
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  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Accelerated Promotion Programme",
  "text": "Without prejudice to promotion in accordance with the foregoing regulations, a constable of the rank of constable who is selected to attend an Accelerated Promotion Programme and who, at the commencement of the Programme, has—\n(a) passed the qualifying examination; or\n(b) passed the previous qualifying examination for the purpose of qualification for promotion up to the rank of inspector,\nshall be temporarily promoted to the rank of sergeant on the first day of his attendance.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "word omitted",
      "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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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/221/regulation/6",
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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."
}