The Police Service of Scotland (Special Constables) Regulations 2013

Interpretation S

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 2012 Act” means the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012;

“the deputy chief constable” means the deputy chief constable designated under regulation 4 of the Police Service of Scotland (Conduct) Regulations 2013(1);

[F1 “EEA State” means—

(a)

a State which is a member State of the EU; or

(b)

any other State which is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992, together with the Protocol adjusting that Agreement signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993;]

“inquiry officer” means a constable who is selected under regulation 14;

“misconduct” is construed in accordance with regulation 11;

“misconduct officer” means a constable who is selected under regulation 16;

“nominated officer” means a constable who is selected under regulation 13;

“police force” means, except in relation to Schedule 3—

(a)

a police force maintained under section 2(1) of the Police Act 1996(2);

(b)

a police force maintained before 1st April 2013 under the Police (Scotland) Act 1967(3);

(c)

the metropolitan police force;

(d)

the City of London police force;

(e)

the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

(f)

the British Transport Police Force;

(g)

the Ministry of Defence Police, that is to say the force established by section 1 of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987(4) or, before the coming into force of that Act, comprising constables appointed under section 3 of the Special Constables Act 1923(5) on the nomination of the Defence Council;

(h)

the Port of Tilbury Constabulary or before the coming into force of the Port of Tilbury Transfer Scheme 1991 Confirmation Order 1992(6), the Port of London Authority’s police force, that is to say the force of constables appointed under section 154 of the Port of London Act 1968(7);

(i)

an aerodrome constabulary within the meaning given by section 31(1) of the Aviation Security Act 1982(8);

(j)

the States of Jersey Police Force;

(k)

the salaried police force of the Island of Guernsey; and

(l)

the Isle of Man Constabulary;

“seaman” has the same meaning as in section 313 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(9); and

“special constable” means an individual appointed under section 9 of the 2012 Act.

(2) Nothing in these Regulations is to be construed as retrospectively reducing any allowance payable to or in respect of any special constable.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (13.5.2013) by The Police Service of Scotland (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/122), regs. 1, 3(2)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 2 in force at 1.4.2013, see reg. 1

(1)

S.S.I. 2013/60.

(2)

1996 c.16; section 2 was amended by the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c.13), section 99 and Schedule 16, paragraph 4.

(3)

1967 c.77.

(4)

1987 c.4. Section 1 has been amended by the Police Act 1996 (c.16), Schedule 7, paragraph 41; the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (c.32), section 74 and Schedule 4, paragraph 16; and the Police Reform Act 2002 (c.30), section 79.

(5)

1923 c.11.

(6)

S.I. 1992/284.

(7)

1968 c.xxxii.

(8)

1982 c.36. Section 31 has been amended by the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c.29), sections 325 and 423, Schedule 27, paragraph 46 and Schedule 34, Part VII; the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c.32), section 78 and Schedule 6, paragraph 8; the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c.48), Schedule 14, paragraph 8; and the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c.26), Schedule 6, paragraph 12 and Schedule 8, Part 7.

(9)

1995 c.21; there are no relevant amendments.