Explanatory Notes

Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003

2003 asp 7

26 March 2003

The Act The Act is in 12 parts.

Part 12 – Miscellaneous and General

Miscellaneous

Section 75 – Reintroduction of ranks of deputy chief constable and chief superintendent

412.Section 75 amends the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (“the 1967 Act”) to provide for the reintroduction of the ranks of deputy chief constable and chief superintendent.

413.Subsection (2) inserts a revised section 5 and a new section 5A into the 1967 Act. The revised section 5 provides that:

414.The revised section 5A provides that:

415.All of these provisions formerly applied to the assistant chief constable designated as deputy to the chief constable. They will now apply to the deputy chief constable.

416.Subsection (3) amends section 7 of the 1967 Act to add deputy chief constable and chief superintendent to the list of ranks which may be held in a police force.

417.Subsection (4) amends section 26(2A)(b) of the 1967 Act so that the  section applies to officers above the rank of chief superintendent (i.e. the same ranks as were formerly described as “above superintendent”).