# The Police Service of Scotland (Promotion) Regulations 2013, Paragraph 1

Extent: S

A constable, who before 1st April 2013 has passed (or, by virtue of either the 1968 Regulations or the 1996 Regulations, was deemed to have passed) a previous qualifying examination specified in column 1 of the Table below, is taken to have obtained the qualifying diploma to qualify for promotion to the rank specified in column 2 of the Table for the purposes of regulations 3 and 7.
Column 1
Qualifying examination
Column 2
Rank
Qualifying examination A (elementary)
Up to (and including) the rank of inspector
Qualifying examination A (advanced)
To any rank below that of assistant chief constable
Qualifying examination B
To any rank below that of assistant chief constable
Qualifying examination C
To any rank below that of assistant chief constable

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/39/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-service-of-scotland-promotion-regulations-2013/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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