The Police (Special Constables) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1994

Made: 28th November 1994

Laid before Parliament: 9th November 1994

Coming into force: 1st January 1995

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 26 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967[^f00001] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and after taking into consideration any representations made by the Police Advisory Board for Scotland following the submission of a draft of the Regulations in accordance with section 26(9) of the said Act of 1967, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Special Constables) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st January 1995.

• (2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Police (Special Constables) (Scotland) Regulations 1966[^f00002].

Amendment of the principal Regulations

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The principal Regulations are amended as follows:—

• (a) in regulation 4, paragraph (c) is omitted; and

• (b) in regulation 13, paragraph (1) is omitted.

Signed

Fraser of Carmyllie — Minister of State, Scottish Office — 28th November 1994

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Police (Special Constables) (Scotland) Regulations 1966 so as to remove the minimum height requirement in relation to appointment to the office of special constable.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1967 c. 77; section 26(7) was amended by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60), Schedule 6, paragraph 32; section 26(9) was amended by the Police Negotiating Board Act 1980 (c. 10), section 2(4); section 26(1A) and (10) were inserted by the said Act of 1984, section 111; section 26(2B) was inserted by the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29), section 52(3).

[^f00002]: S.I. 1966/97.