PART 4APPEALS AND MEDICAL QUESTIONS

Appeal by inspector of constabulary or police officer engaged on relevant service and any other overseas police officer35.

(1)

This regulation applies in relation to an inspector of constabulary or a police officer engaged on relevant service and any other overseas police officer, and any such person is in this regulation referred to as an officer to whom this regulation applies.

(2)

Where an officer to whom this regulation applies, or a person claiming an award in respect of such an officer, is aggrieved–

(a)

by the refusal of the Scottish Ministers as police authority to admit a claim to receive as of right an award or a larger award than that granted;

(b)

by a decision of the Scottish Ministers as police authority as to whether a refusal to accept medical treatment is reasonable for the purposes of regulation 7(3); or

(c)

by the forfeiture under regulation 40, by the Scottish Ministers as police authority, of any award granted to or in respect of such an officer,

the officer may, subject to regulation 36, give notice of appeal to the Scottish Ministers; and any such notice shall be in writing and shall specify the grounds of the appeal.

(3)

The Scottish Ministers, on receiving such notice of appeal, shall appoint an appeal tribunal (in paragraphs (4) to (9) referred to as the tribunal), consisting of 3 persons, including a person who has at least 7 years standing as an advocate or solicitor admitted in Scotland, or a 7 year general qualification within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 199017 or at least 7 years standing as a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland or solicitor of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland and a retired member of a police force who, before that member retired, held a rank not lower than that of superintendent.

(4)

The time and place for the hearing, or any postponed or adjourned hearing, of the appeal shall be determined by the tribunal, which shall give reasonable notice thereof to the appellant and to the Scottish Ministers as police authority (in paragraphs (5) and (8) referred to as the parties).

(5)

Either party may be represented before the tribunal by counsel, by a solicitor or by such other person as appears to them appropriate, adduce evidence and cross examine witnesses.

(6)

In the case of an appeal under this regulation the tribunal shall have regard to the practice of the Sheriff Court in the case of an appeal under regulation 34 or regulation H5 of the 1987 Regulations and the rules of evidence applicable in the case of such an appeal shall apply in the case of an appeal under this regulation.

(7)

Subject to the preceding provisions of this regulation, the tribunal shall determine its own procedure.

(8)

The tribunal, after enquiring into the case and arriving at a decision thereon, may make such order in the matter as appears to it just, which order shall state the reasons for the decision; and each of the parties shall be entitled to a copy of any such order.

(9)

An appeal shall lie on a point of law from any decision of a tribunal under this regulation to the Court of Session.