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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-scotland-amendment-regulations-1989/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/2222",
  "legislation_title": "The Police (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1989",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Police (Scotland) Regulations 1976. Regulation 4 provides a procedure for the resolution of a difference of medical opinion as to an officer’s fitness to return to duty after a period of sick leave. Regulation 5 provides for officers of the rank of superintendent and above to be reimbursed the cost of first-class rail travel on duty. Regulation 6 has the effect of restoring to an officer, who was in receipt on 31st March 1989 of a rent allowance which was reduced as a result of the abolition of domestic rates and whose circumstances have not changed, the level of allowance (including the rates element) payable to him on that date. Regulation 7 increases the rates of detective expenses allowances. Regulation 8 provides for increases in the rates of pay of police constables, sergeants, inspectors and chief inspectors and corrects a minor anomaly to ensure that officers who are promoted gain financially thereby. Regulation 9 provides for increases in the rates of the dog handler’s allowance.\nRegulation 6 has effect as from 1st April 1989, regulations 8(b) and (c) as from 1st July 1989 and regulations 7, 8(a), (d) and (e) and 9 as from 1st September 1989 (retrospection being authorised by section 26(3) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967).",
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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."
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