Membership
7.—(1) The joint central committee is to consist of three central committees, sitting together as a joint committee, and every member elected to a central committee is accordingly a member of the joint central committee.
(2) The central committees are—
(a)the inspectors’ central committee;
(b)the sergeants’ central committee; and
(c)the constables’ central committee.
(3) Each central committee’s members must be elected from the number of representatives specified in paragraph (4) and in accordance with any rules made under regulation 6.
(4) The representatives are—
(a)in the case of the inspectors’ central committee, those who are elected to the area committees to represent the rank of inspector;
(b)in the case of the sergeants’ central committee, those who are elected to the area committees to represent the rank of sergeant; and
(c)in the case of the constables’ central committee, those who are elected to the area committees to represent the rank of constable.
(5) Each central committee must consist of an equal number of representatives from each area committee and the total number of members elected to each central committee must be the same.
(6) The Federation—
(a)must, with the Scottish Ministers’ approval, determine the total number of members of the joint central committee (including the total number of members to be elected to each central committee);
(b)must ensure that the joint central committee’s members have equal voting rights (where applicable) during its proceedings; and
(c)may, with the Scottish Ministers’ approval, appoint such additional members to the joint central committee as it considers appropriate for the purpose of carrying out its functions.