Part II POLICE (SCOTLAND)

I147 Constitution of police force.

1

For section 3 of the 1967 Act there shall be substituted—

3 Establishments of police forces

1

A police force shall consist of a chief constable, regular constables and special constables.

2

In subsection (1) above—

“regular constables” means constables (including probationary constables) to whom both pay and allowances are, by virtue of section 26 of this Act, payable; and “special constables” means constables to whom allowances only are so payable.

2

In section 7 of that Act (assignment of ranks)—

a

in subsection (1)—

i

the words “, deputy chief constable" and “, chief superintendent and" shall be omitted; and

ii

after the word “superintendent" there shall be inserted the words “ , chief inspector, inspector, sergeant and constable. ”; and

b

subsection (2) shall be omitted.

3

In section 8(1) (appointment of police cadets), the words “and subject to the approval of the police authority and the Secretary of State as to numbers" shall be omitted.

4

In section 14(1) (extra policing of locality where works are being constructed), the words “(whether by the appointment of temporary constables or otherwise)" shall be omitted.

5

In section 26(2)(d) (regulations as to retirement of certain constables), the words “or temporary" shall be omitted.