# The Police Service of Scotland (Promotion) Regulations 2013, Regulation 2: Interpretation

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(1) In these Regulations (except where the context otherwise requires)—
“the 1968 Regulations” means the Police (Promotion) (Scotland) Regulations 1968;
“the 1996 Regulations” means the Police (Promotion) (Scotland) Regulations 1996;
“constable” has the meaning given by section 99(1) of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012, except that it does not include—
(a)the chief constable;
(b)other senior officers; or
(c)any special constable (being an individual appointed under section 9 of that Act);
“PLDP” has the meaning given by regulation 4A(1);
“qualifying diploma” has the meaning given by regulation 4(1);
“qualifying examination A (elementary)” means an examination, a pass in which being a qualification for promotion from the rank of constable to that of sergeant, held before 8th March 1993 under arrangements made by the Police (Scotland) Examinations Board in accordance with the Schedule to the 1968 Regulations;
“qualifying examination A (advanced)” means an examination, a pass in which being a qualification for promotion from the rank of sergeant to that of inspector, held before 8th March 1993 under arrangements made by the Police (Scotland) Examinations Board in accordance with the Schedule to the 1968 Regulations;
“qualifying examination B” means the Police (Scotland) Promotion Examination, a pass in which being a qualification for promotion, held at any time during the period beginning on 8th March 1993 and ending on 29th February 1996 under arrangements made by the Police (Scotland) Examinations Board in accordance with the Schedule to the 1968 Regulations;
“qualifying examination C” means the Police (Scotland) Promotion Examination, a pass in which being a qualification for promotion, held at any time during the period beginning on 1st March 1996 and ending on 9th December 2009 in accordance with Schedule 1 to the 1996 Regulations.
(2) In these Regulations, except where otherwise indicated, any reference to—
(a) a numbered regulation, is reference to the regulation so numbered in these Regulations;
(b) a numbered paragraph in a regulation or Schedule to these Regulations, is a reference to the paragraph so numbered in that regulation or, as the case may be, in that Schedule; and
(c) a numbered Schedule, is a reference to the Schedule to these Regulations so numbered.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/39/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-service-of-scotland-promotion-regulations-2013/regulation-2
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