PART 2GOVERNMENT
Probationary service in the rank of constable8
1
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a constable appointed in the rank of constable, other than a constable who has served with a police force having completed the required period of probation therein, is on probation for such period as the Scottish Ministers must determine in respect of such appointments.
2
A determination under paragraph (1) may provide for the chief constable to have discretion to determine the required period in a particular case.
3
For the purposes of a determination under paragraph (1), the periods to be counted or disregarded in reckoning service are such as may be determined by the Scottish Ministers.
4
In this regulation “police force” means—
a
a police force maintained under section 2(1) of the Police Act 199615;
b
the metropolitan police force;
c
the City of London police force;
d
the Police Service of Northern Ireland;
e
the British Transport Police Force;
f
the States of Jersey Police Force;
g
the salaried police force of the Island of Guernsey; and
h
the Isle of Man Constabulary.