The Police Pensions (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2008

The Police (Injury Benefit) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

34.—(1) Schedule 1 (glossary of expressions) is amended as follows.

(2) In the definition of “member of a police force”–

(a) omit “and” which follows paragraph (a); and;

(b) at the end of paragraph (b) insert–

“and

(c) a specified employee of SOCA;”.

(3) For the definition of “regular police officer” substitute–

““regular police officer” means–

(a)

a member of a home police force;

(b)

an inspector of constabulary;

(c)

a police officer engaged on relevant service and any other overseas police officer; and

(d)

a specified employee of SOCA,

and has the same meaning as “regular policeman” in the 1987 Regulations;”.

(4) After the definition of “the Scheme actuary” insert–

““SOCA” means the Serious Organised Crime Agency;

“specified employee of SOCA” means–

(a)

an employee of SOCA who immediately before he or she last became an employee of SOCA was serving as the Director General of the National Crime Squad;

(b)

an employee of SOCA who immediately before he or she last became an employee of SOCA was serving as a police member of the National Criminal Intelligence Service appointed under subsection (1)(b) of section 9 of the Police Act 1997 by virtue of subsection (2)(a) of that section;

(c)

an employee of SOCA who immediately before he or she last became an employee of SOCA was serving as a police member of the National Crime Squad appointed under subsection (1)(b) of section 55 of the Police Act 1997 by virtue of subsection (2)(a) of that section;”.