Police Cadets (Scotland) Regulations 1968
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1968/208 |
| Year | 1968 |
1968 No. 208 (S. 15)
POLICE
SCOTLAND
The Police Cadets (Scotland) Regulations 196816thFebruary 1968
27thFebruary 1968
28thFebruary 1968
In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 27 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967(a), and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, and after consulting (i) the Police Advisory Board for Scotland in accordance with section 26(9) of the said Act and (ii) the Police Council for Great Britain in accordance with section 26(8) of the said Act, I hereby make the following regulations:—
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the Police Cadets (Scotland) Regulations 1968.
(2) These regulations shall come into operation on 28th February 1968 and, subject to paragraph (3), shall have effect as from that date.
(3) So far as these regulations regulate pay and allowances, other than travel allowances, they shall have effect as from 1st July 1967.
(4) In these regulations, except where the context otherwise requires:—
(a) any reference to the police force to which a police cadet is attached is a reference to the force with a view to becoming a constable of which the cadet is undergoing training; and in relation to a police cadet any reference to the chief constable or the police authority is a reference to the chief constable of that force or the authority maintaining that force, as the case may be;
(b) a reference to a regulation shall be construed as a reference to a regulation contained in these regulations, a reference to a Schedule shall be construed as a reference to a Schedule to these regulations, a reference to a paragraph shall be construed as a reference to a paragraph in the same regulation, and a reference to a sub-paragraph shall be construed as a reference to a sub-paragraph contained in the same paragraph;
(c) a reference to any enactment is a reference to that enactment as amended, extended or applied by any other enactment;
(d) the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:—
"British Isles" means the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland;
"constable" has the like meaning as "regular constable" in the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 and includes a chief constable;
(a) 1967 c. 77.
"guardian" includes, in relation to a police cadet, any person who is in loco parentis to the cadet;
"week" means a continuous period of 7 days.
(5) The Interpretation Act 1889(a) shall apply for the interpretation of these regulations as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
Qualifications for appointment
2. No person shall be appointed as a police cadet unless he:—
(a) has attained the age of 15 years;
(b) is a British subject or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland;
(c) has produced to the chief constable satisfactory references as to character;
(d) has been certified by a registered medical practitioner approved by the police authority to be in good health and of sound constitution; and
(e) has satisfied the chief constable that he is likely, on attaining the age of 19 years, to be able to satisfy the qualifications for appointment to a police force in the rank of constable.
Termination of service
3.—(1) A police cadet may voluntarily resign his appointment if he has given to the police authority 2 weeks' written notice, or such shorter notice as the police authority may accept, of his intention to do so, and not otherwise.
(2) A police cadet's service as such shall terminate on his appointment as a constable.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this regulation, the chief constable may at any time require a police cadet to resign his appointment.
(4) A police cadet who is required to resign under paragraph (3), otherwise than for misconduct, shall be entitled to receive 2 weeks' notice or 2 weeks' pay in lieu thereof.
(5) Before the chief constable requires a police cadet to resign under paragraph (3), otherwise than on the ground that, on attaining the age of 19 years, he is not likely to be fitted physically or mentally to perform the duties of constable, the chief constable shall...
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