The Scottish Police Services Authority (Staff Transfer) Order 2007

Transfer of staff

3.—(1) This article applies to constables and other persons who, immediately prior to the transfer day–

(a) are engaged wholly or mainly in the provision of any of the police support services which, on and after the transfer day, will be provided by the Scottish Police Services Authority under section 3(1) of the 2006 Act; or

(b) are seconded to the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency.

(2) On the transfer day–

(a) persons employed, by virtue of section 9 of the 1967 Act (employees other than constables), by police authorities or joint police boards shall transfer from any such authority or board to the Scottish Police Services Authority;

(b) constables shall transfer from police forces to relevant service; and

(c) constables shall transfer from central service within the meaning of section 38(5) of the 1967 Act to relevant service.

(3) In this article, “the police support services” means the police support services specified in section 3(2)(a), (b), (c), (e) and (f) of the 2006 Act.

(4) Any person transferring under paragraph 2(a) shall, on and after the transfer day, be deemed to have been appointed as a member of staff of the Scottish Police Services Authority.

(b) Any constable transferring under paragraph (2)(b) or (c) shall, on and after the transfer day, be deemed to have been seconded to the Scottish Police Services Authority under paragraph 10(2) of schedule 1 to the 2006 Act.