Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012

16 Temporary service as constable of the Police Service of Scotland

(1) The chief constable may make arrangements for any individual falling within subsection (2) to be engaged on temporary service as a constable of the Police Service.

(2) An individual falls within this subsection if the individual is a member of—

(a) a police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996 (c.16),

(b) the metropolitan police force,

(c) the City of London police force,

(d) the Police Service of Northern Ireland,

(e) the Ministry of Defence Police appointed on the nomination of the Secretary of State under section 1 of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987 (c.4),

(f) the British Transport Police Force,

(g) the Civil Nuclear Constabulary,

(h) the States of Jersey Police Force,

(i) the salaried police force of the Island of Guernsey, or

(j) the Isle of Man Constabulary.

(3) An individual may be engaged on temporary service under arrangements made under this section only where the individual has made the declaration specified in section 10 before a sheriff or justice of the peace.

(4) An individual engaged on temporary service under such arrangements holds the office of constable.