The Police Service of Scotland (Promotion) Regulations 2013

Regulation 11(2)

SCHEDULE 2 TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

1.  A constable, who before 1st April 2013 has passed (or, by virtue of either the 1968 Regulations or the 1996 Regulations, was deemed to have passed) a previous qualifying examination specified in column 1 of the Table below, is taken to have obtained the qualifying diploma to qualify for promotion to the rank specified in column 2 of the Table for the purposes of regulations 3 and 7.

Column 1 Qualifying examination	Column 2 Rank
Qualifying examination A (elementary)	Up to (and including) the rank of inspector
Qualifying examination A (advanced)	To any rank below that of assistant chief constable
Qualifying examination B	To any rank below that of assistant chief constable
Qualifying examination C	To any rank below that of assistant chief constable

2.—(1) A constable who has obtained the diploma mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) is taken to have obtained the qualifying diploma for the purposes of regulations 3, 7 and 8.

(2) The diploma is the Diploma in Police Service Leadership and Management, being a qualification for promotion obtained at any time during the period beginning on 28th January 2008 and ending on 31st March 2013 for the purposes of (and in accordance with) the 1996 Regulations.

3.  Any of the following acts done, before 1st April 2013, for the purposes of (and in accordance with) a provision of the 1996 Regulations, continues to have effect on and after that date as if it had been done for the purposes of (and in accordance with) the corresponding provision of these Regulations—

(a) any application, selection or promotion made;

(b) any place obtained; or

(c) any course held.

4.  Any period of probation served, before 1st April 2013, as a constable of a police force maintained under the Police (Scotland) Act 1967(1) for the purpose of (and in accordance with) regulation 2(2A)(a) or 4(1) of the 1996 Regulations, continues to have effect on and after that date as if it had been service on probation in the Police Service for the purpose of (and in accordance with) regulation 4(2)(a) or 6(1), respectively.

(1)

1967 c.77.