The Police Service of Scotland Regulations 2013

Duty S

14.—(1) The Scottish Ministers must determine—

(a) the normal periods of duty of a constable;

(b) the periods allowed for refreshment;

(c) the variable shift and flexible working arrangements which may be brought into operation by the chief constable;

(d) the manner and timing of the publication of duty rosters and the matters to be contained therein; and

(e) the circumstances in which travelling time may be treated as duty.

(2) In making a determination under paragraph (1)(a) the Scottish Ministers may confer on the chief constable discretion to fix the time at which a period commences for the purposes of the determination and may determine the conditions subject to which that discretion is to be exercised.

(3) In making a determination under paragraph (1)(c) the Scottish Ministers may confer on the chief constable discretion to decide which flexible working arrangements may be brought into operation in particular cases.

(4) In making a determination under paragraph (1)(e) the Scottish Ministers may—

(a) confer on the chief constable discretion to fix a limit on the travelling time which is to be treated as duty;

(b) confer on the Authority discretion to fix a limit on the amount of the expenses which may be reimbursed in respect of such travelling time.

(5) In this regulation “travelling time” means time spent by a constable in travelling to and from that constable’s home—

(a) where that constable is required to perform that constable’s normal daily period of duty in more than one tour of duty, between two tours; or

(b) where that constable is recalled to duty between two tours of duty, in consequence of that constable’s recall.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 14 in force at 1.4.2013, see reg. 1