56[F1Right to appeal to the First-tier Tribunal]S
(1)A constable may appeal to [F2the First-tier Tribunal] against any decision to dismiss the constable, or to demote the constable in rank, taken in pursuance of regulations made under section 48.
(2)An appeal is competent only if the constable has exhausted any available process of review or appeal provided for in such regulations.
F3(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1S. 56 heading substituted (29.12.2025) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions and Members of the Police Appeals Tribunal) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/378), reg. 1(1), sch. 2 para. 1(2)(d) (with sch. 1)
F2Words in s. 56(1) substituted (29.12.2025) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions and Members of the Police Appeals Tribunal) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/378), reg. 1(1), sch. 2 para. 1(2)(a) (with sch. 1)
F3S. 56(3) repealed (29.12.2025) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions and Members of the Police Appeals Tribunal) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/378), reg. 1(1), sch. 2 para. 1(2)(b) (with sch. 1)
Commencement Information
I1S. 56(1)(2) in force at 1.4.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2