Part II POLICE (SCOTLAND)

I163 Other amendments of 1967 Act.

1

The 1967 Act shall be amended in accordance with this section.

2

In section 6(2) (application of certain provisions of 1967 Act to constables below rank of assistant chief constable) the words “a deputy chief constable" shall be omitted.

3

In section 7(3) (assignment of lower rank), for the words from “as to" to the end there shall be substituted the words “ made in accordance with section 26(2A) of this Act ”.

4

In section 24 (effect of amalgamation scheme on constables engaged in service other than with their own force)—

a

in subsection (1) for the words from “either" to “transferred force" there shall be substituted the words “ a person is engaged in relevant service within the meaning of section 38A of this Act ”;

b

in subsection (2) for the word “overseas" in each of the three places where it occurs there shall be substituted the word “ relevant ”; and

c

in subsection (3), the words from “and the expression" onwards shall be omitted.

5

In section 31 (requirement for chief constable to retire in interests of efficiency)—

a

in subsection (2)—

i

for the words “a deputy or" there shall be substituted the word “ an ”; and

ii

the words “or deputy" shall be omitted; and

b

in subsection (4), the words “or deputy" shall be omitted.

6

In section 32(1) (payment towards expenses of police authorities and joint police committees) after the words “19(6)" there shall be inserted the words “ , section 32A ”.

7

In section 38—

a

in subsection (3A), for the words “subsection (1) above" there shall be substituted the words “ section 38A(3) of this Act ”; and

b

in subsection (5) (interpretation), in the definition of “central service" for the words “service as a staff officer to the inspectors of constabulary" there shall be substituted the words “ temporary service under section 34 of this Act ”.

8

In section 42(1) (offence of causing disaffection amongst constables), the words “or to commit breaches of discipline" shall be omitted.

9

In section 51 (interpretation)—

a

in subsection (1), the definitions of “regular constable", “special constable" and “temporary constable" shall be omitted; and

b

after subsection (3) there shall be inserted— “ (3A) Any reference in this Act to efficiency or to being efficient shall be construed, except where the context otherwise requires, as including, respectively, a reference to effectiveness or to being effective. ”.

10

In Schedule 2 (transitory provisions for purposes of amalgamation schemes), paragraph 2 shall be omitted.