Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012

29Certification of police custody and security officersS
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(1)The chief constable may issue a certificate under section 28(1) only if satisfied that the member of the police staff concerned—

(a)is a fit and proper person to carry out a police custody and security officer's functions, and

(b)has received training to such standard as the chief constable considers appropriate for the carrying out of those functions.

(2)The chief constable may revoke a certificate if the certified person appears to the chief constable not to be a fit and proper person to carry out a police custody and security officer's functions.

(3)The chief constable may (pending consideration of whether to revoke a certificate) suspend the certificate where it appears to the chief constable that the certified person may not be a fit and proper person to carry out a police custody and security officer's functions.

(4)A certificate is otherwise to continue in force until such date or occurrence as it may specify.

Commencement Information

I1S. 29 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2