The Police Service of Scotland (Conduct) Regulations 2013

Transitional provisions

8.—(1) This paragraph applies to—

(a) a decision to dismiss an individual from a police force made under regulation 18(1)(a) of the 1996 Regulations where—

(i) that decision was made before 1st April 2013;

(ii) the individual in relation to whom the decision was made has not been dismissed before 1st April 2013; and

(iii) that individual is a transferred constable; and

(b) a requirement to resign from a police force by a specified date made under regulation 18(1)(b) of the 1996 Regulations where—

(i) that requirement was made before 1st April 2013;

(ii) the individual in respect of whom the requirement was made has not, in accordance with that requirement, resigned before 1st April 2013; and

(iii) that individual is a transferred constable.

(2) Where this paragraph applies—

(a) a transferred constable who was to be dismissed from a police force is, on and after 1st April 2013, to be dismissed from the Police Service; and

(b) a requirement to resign from a police force by a specified date is, on and after 1st April 2013, to be treated as a requirement to resign from the Police Service by that specified date.

(3) Where a transferred constable has not resigned by the date specified in a requirement to which this paragraph applies made by the chairman of the misconduct hearing or, as the case may be, the chief constable, under regulation 18(1)(b) of the 1996 Regulations, the effect of that decision is to dismiss the constable from the Police Service on the specified date.