The Police (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1994

Interpretation

1.—(1) This paragraph has effect for defining expressions used in this Schedule.

(2) “Qualifying constable” means a constable of a police force who—

(a) immediately before 1st September 1994 was a constable of that or another police force;

(b) was not then on unpaid leave;

(c) has at all times after 31st August 1994 been a constable of a police force; and

(d) has not after that date been on unpaid leave.

(3) “Re-joining constable” means a constable of a police force who by reason only of a relevant absence is not a qualifying constable.

(4) “Relevant absence” means—

(a) a period of central service or overseas service; or

(b) a period of unpaid leave,

ending after 31st August 1994.

(5) “Housing emoluments” means any one or more of the following kinds of payments under the principal Regulations as they had effect before the coming into force of these Regulations:—

(a) a housing allowance under regulation 42;

(b) a transitional rent allowance under regulation 42B;

(c) a supplementary housing allowance under regulation 43; and

(d) a compensatory grant under regulation 45,

and in relation to a re-joining constable includes a rent allowance under regulation 42 as it had effect before 1st April 1990; and “housing allowance” and “transitional rent allowance” mean respectively the allowances mentioned in (a) and (b) above.