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These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Discipline) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st April 1995.
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(1) The Police (Discipline) (Scotland) Regulations 1967 are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 2 (procedure in relation to all constables), for the words “the deputy” there are substituted the words “any assistant”.
(3) In the heading to Part III, the words “, deputy chief constables” are omitted.
(4) In regulation 3 (interpretation)—
(a) after the definition of “appropriate disciplinary authority” there is inserted the following definition:—“
 “assistant chief constable” means (other than where those words appear in regulation 4) the constable of that rank who is required by the chief constable to exercise any function of the assistant chief constable specified in these Regulations in relation to any particular report, allegation or complaint which is the subject of investigation or consideration in terms of these Regulations and shall include a constable acting in place of that assistant chief constable;”; and
(b) the definition of “deputy chief constable” is omitted.
(5) In regulation 4 (scope), the words “, a deputy chief constable,” are omitted.
(6) In regulation 5 (investigation of charge)—
(a) in paragraph (1), for the word “deputy” in each place where it occurs there is substituted the word “assistant”; and
(b) in paragraph (2)—
(i) for the words “a deputy” there are substituted the words “the assistant”; and
(ii) for the word “deputy” where it occurs for the second and third times there is substituted the word “assistant”.
(7) In regulations 6 (formulation and withdrawal of charges), 7 (alleged criminal offence, 8 (documents to be supplied to the accused), 9 (information from the accused in response to the discipline form), 9A (variation of election on legal representation), 10 (arrangements for the hearing), 13 (statements in lieu of oral evidence), 19 (suspension)), 20 (offences by constables of different police forces)) and 21 (records)) and in Schedule 3) for the word “deputy” in each place where it occurs there is substituted the word “assistant”.
(8) In regulation 11A(1) (representation of parties)), for the words “a deputy” there are substituted the words “the assistant”.
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(1) The Police (Discipline) (Senior Officers) (Scotland) Regulations 1990) are amended in accordance with the following paragraph of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation and application)—
(a) in paragraph (1), in the definition of “senior officer”, the words “, a deputy chief constable,” are omitted; and
(b) in paragraph (3), the words “, deputy chief constable” are omitted.
Fraser of Carmyllie
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
7th March 1995