Amendment of the Special Constables Regulations 1965
23. The existing provisions of regulation 1 of the Special Constables Regulations 1965(1) (qualifications for appointment) become paragraph (1) of that regulation and—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a) of those provisions, after “if not a national of” insert “the United Kingdom or”;
(b)after those provisions insert—
“(2) For the purposes of this regulation, “national of the United Kingdom” means—
(a)a British citizen;
(b)a person who is a British subject by virtue of Part 4 of the British Nationality Act 1981 and who has the right of abode in the United Kingdom; or
(c)a person who is a British overseas territories citizen by virtue of a connection with Gibraltar.”.
S.I. 1965/536. Regulation 1 was amended by S.I. 2002/3180, 2006/2278, 2012/1961. There have been other amendments to this regulation which are not relevant to these Regulations.