# The Police (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1995, Regulation 6: Appointment of chief constable


For regulation 8 of the principal Regulations, there shall be substituted:
“Appointment of chief constable
8 Subject to section 4(1) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967, no person shall be appointed as chief constable of a police force unless for a period of not less than two years he holds or has held the rank of assistant chief constable or above—
(a) in some other police force;
(b) on relevant service within the meaning of section 38A of the said Act of 1967; or
(c) partly in one of the capacities described in paragraphs (a) and (b) above and partly in another.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/596/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-scotland-amendment-no2-regulations-1995/regulation-6
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