The Police Pensions (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Voluntary retirement

18.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), a regular police officer may retire on or after the date on which that officer attains the age of 55 years.

(2) A regular police officer who intends to retire under this regulation shall give the police authority written notice of that intention–

(a) in the case of an officer of the rank of Chief Constable, Deputy Chief Constable or Assistant Chief Constable at least 3 months before that officer’s intended date of retirement: and

(b) in the case of an officer of any other rank at least 1 month before that officer’s intended date of retirement:

Provided that a police authority may, in their discretion, accept such shorter notice than that specified in sub-paragraph (a) or (b), as the case may be, as they may determine.

(3) For the purposes of this regulation–

(a) an inspector of constabulary shall be deemed to hold the rank and office of Chief Constable;

(b) an assistant inspector of constabulary shall be deemed to hold the rank of Chief Superintendent; and

(c) any other police officer engaged on relevant service shall be deemed to hold the rank in which the officer is entitled to revert to that officer’s home police force at the end of that officer’s period of relevant service.

(4) A regular police officer who is suspended under the Conduct Regulations may retire under this regulation only if consent to do so is given–

(a) by the police authority in the case of an officer falling within paragraph (2)(a); or

(b) by the chief constable in the case of an officer of any other rank.