Regulation 1ZB Business interests precluding appointmentF1
A candidate is not eligible for appointment as a special constable if the candidate or a relative of the candidate has a business interest which is to be retained after appointment, unless the business interest is approved by the chief officer.
For the purposes of this regulation—
a person has a business interest if—
being a candidate for appointment as a special constable, the person holds any office or employment for hire or gain or carries on any business, or
being a candidate for appointment as a special constable or a relative of a candidate, the person holds or possesses a pecuniary interest in a licence or permit granted in pursuance of the law relating to alcohol licensing, refreshment houses or betting and gaming or regulating places of entertainment in the area of the police force in question; and
“relative”, in relation to a candidate for appointment as a special constable, means—
a spouse or civil partner who is not separated from the candidate,
a person living with the candidate as if they were the candidate’s spouse or civil partner, or
a parent, son, daughter, brother or sister of the candidate,
who is included in the candidate’s family.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Regs. 1ZA-1ZE inserted (20.8.2012) by The Special Constables (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1961), regs. 1, 4