The Police Appeals Tribunals (Scotland) Rules 2013

Modifications of the old Rules for appeals pending immediately before 1st April 2013

3.—(1) For the purposes of paragraph 2, the old Rules are subject to the following modifications.

(2) In rule 1(2)—

(a) in the definition of “the Registrar” for the words “the officer of the relevant police authority” substitute “the member of the Authority’s staff (not being a constable)” and after “Rules” insert “in relation to any appeal brought by a constable”; and

(b) omit the definition of “relevant police authority”.

(3) In rule 2—

(a) omit paragraph (1);

(b) in paragraph (4) for “the police authority” substitute “the Scottish Police Authority”;

(c) in paragraph (5) for “chairman of the police authority” substitute “chairing member of the Scottish Police Authority”;

(d) in paragraph (6) omit the words from “of the police force” to the end; and

(e) in paragraph (7) for the words from “same police authority” to the end substitute “Scottish Police Authority who is appointed by the authority to act as an assistant to the Registrar”.

(4) In rule 3—

(a) in paragraph (a) for the words from “the police authority” to the end substitute “the Scottish Police Authority; and”; and

(b) in paragraph (b) for the words from “of the police force” to the end substitute “of the Police Service of Scotland”.

(5) In rule 5(3)—

(a) in paragraph (a) for “the relevant police force” substitute “the Police Service of Scotland”; and

(b) in paragraph (b) for “a police authority” substitute “the Scottish Police Authority”.

(6) Omit rule 16(8).

(7) In rule 19(3)(a) for “relevant police authority” substitute “Scottish Police Authority”.

(8) Anything done by a Registrar under the old Rules before they are modified by this paragraph is regarded, on and after modification, as if it had been done by the Registrar under the old Rules as so modified.