The Police (Promotion) (Scotland) Regulations 1996

Revocations and transitional provisions

10.—(1) The Regulations specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 to these Regulations are, to the extent specified in relation to those Regulations in column 3 of that Schedule, hereby revoked.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a constable who before 8th March 1993 has passed or was deemed to have passed the previous qualifying examination for promotion—

(a) from constable to sergeant, shall be deemed to have obtained a pass in the qualifying examination but only for the purpose of qualification for promotion up to the rank of inspector; and

(b) from sergeant to inspector, shall be deemed to have obtained a pass in the qualifying examination for the purpose of qualification for promotion to any rank above the rank of constable.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a constable who—

(a) has passed the Police (Scotland) Promotion Examination held after 8th March 1993 but before 1st March 1996 under arrangements made by the Police (Scotland) Examinations Board in accordance with the Schedule to the 1968 Regulations (as amended by the Police (Promotion) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1993(1)); or

(b) was deemed by virtue of any provision of regulation 8, 9(2) or 10 of the 1968 Regulations (as so amended) to have obtained a pass in the Examination specified in sub-paragraph (a) above,

shall be deemed to have obtained a pass in the qualifying examination for the purpose of qualification for promotion to any rank above the rank of constable.

(1)

S.I. 1993/251.