{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-regulations-1995/regulation-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-regulations-1995/regulation-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/215",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-regulations-1995",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Ranks",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), the ranks of a police force shall be known by the following designations—\nChief Constable;\nAssistant Chief Constable;\nSuperintendent;\nChief Inspector;\nInspector;\nSergeant;\nConstable.\n(2) Notwithstanding anything in paragraph (1), in the metropolitan police force ranks other than those specified in that paragraph may be adopted with the approval of the Secretary of State.\n(3) In its application to the City of London police force, paragraph (1) shall have effect as if the reference to Assistant Chief Constable was to Commander.\n(4) Until 1st April 1995, paragraph (1) shall have effect as if it included a reference to deputy chief constable and chief superintendent.\n(5) On 1st April 1995 the rank of chief superintendent shall cease to exist.\n(6) Any person who on 1st April 1995 would hold the rank of chief superintendent but for this regulation shall hold the rank of superintendent for all purposes except those of Schedule 6 (determination of pay).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "rev in pt (1.1.2002)",
      "affecting": "uksi/2001/3888",
      "affecting_title": "The Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Consequential Amendments) (Police Ranks) Regulations 2001"
    },
    {
      "type": "am (1.1.2002)",
      "affecting": "uksi/2001/3888",
      "affecting_title": "The Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Consequential Amendments) (Police Ranks) Regulations 2001"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1995/547",
      "affecting_title": "The Police (Amendment) Regulations 1995"
    },
    {
      "type": "rev. in pt.",
      "affecting": "uksi/1995/547",
      "affecting_title": "The Police (Amendment) Regulations 1995"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted (savinq)",
      "affecting": "uksi/1995/2020",
      "affecting_title": "The Police (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1995"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/2000/1549",
      "affecting_title": "The Greater London Authority Act 1999 (Consequential Amendments) (Police) Order 2000"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/215/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:17:38.937189+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}