Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Police (Scotland) Regulations 1976 (“the principal Regulations”).

Regulation 6 of these Regulations replaces the qualifications set out in the principal Regulations for appointment as chief constable.

Regulation 7 of these Regulations inserts two regulations into the principal Regulations. New regulation 8A requires appointments on or after 1st April 1995 to the rank of chief constable and assistant chief constable to be for a fixed term determined in accordance with that regulation. It also makes provision requiring those who hold those ranks on 1st April 1995 on an indefinite basis and who transfer to a fixed term appointment to do so in accordance with that regulation. New regulation 8B requires any vacancy in such a rank occurring on or after 1st April 1995 to be advertised in accordance with regulation 8B(2) except in the circumstances set out in regulation 8B(4) and (5).

Regulations 2, 3, 4, 11 and some of regulation 12 make amendments to the principal Regulations consequent on the abolition of the ranks of deputy chief constable and chief superintendent as from 1st April 1995 by Part II of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994.

Regulations 8 and 9 and the remainder of regulation 12 make minor drafting changes. By virtue of regulation 1(2), regulation 12(5) has effect from 1st September 1994. Retrospection is authorised by section 26(3) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967.

Regulation 10 makes a change consequent on the changes made by the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994.