Regulation 3 Serious Organised Crime Agency

After regulation A13A of the principal regulations insert—

“Serious Organised Crime Agency

A13B

(1)

For the purposes of these Regulations a specified employee of SOCA shall be deemed to be a member, except where the context otherwise requires.

(2)

In relation to a specified employee of SOCA—

(a)

a reference in these regulations to the force shall be construed as a reference to SOCA;

(b)

a reference in these regulations to the Board (including any reference to the Police Authority which is to be construed as a reference to the Board) shall be construed as a reference to SOCA.

(3)

For the purposes of regulation A4(2) to (5)—

(a)

a specified employee of SOCA shall be deemed to hold the rank of a member equivalent to his SOCA grade as set out in the following table—

SOCA Grade	Equivalent Rank
5	Constable
4	Sergeant
3	Inspector (but not Chief Inspector)
2	Superintendent (but not Chief Superintendent)
1	Chief Superintendent

(b)

a specified employee of SOCA with a SOCA grade which is higher than 1 shall be deemed to hold the rank of Assistant Chief Constable.”