# The Police Service of Scotland Regulations 2013, Regulation 3: Part-time appointments

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(1) The chief constable may ... appoint constables to perform part-time service in any rank.
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) A constable appointed to perform part-time service may not be appointed to serve as a full-time constable without that constable’s consent.
(4) A constable appointed to perform part-time service immediately after serving as a full-time constable may give notice in writing of that constable’s intention to be re-appointed as a full-time constable and is to be so appointed—
(a) within one month of the date the notice is received by the chief constable, where the chief constable has a suitable vacancy; or
(b) in all other cases, no later than 3 months after the day the notice was received.
(5) A constable serving as a full-time constable may not be appointed to perform part-time service without that constable’s consent.
(6) In this regulation “full-time constable” means a constable appointed otherwise than under this regulation.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/35/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-service-of-scotland-regulations-2013/regulation-3
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