Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8)

PART 1 Police reform

CHAPTER 10 Complaints and investigations

61 The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner

(1) The Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland (established by section 33 of the 2006 Act) is renamed the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner.

(2) Accordingly—

(a) for the italic cross heading immediately preceding section 33 of the 2006 Act, substitute—

“The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner”,

(b) for the title of that section substitute “The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner”,

(c) in subsection (1) of that section, for “Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland” substitute “Police Investigations and Review Commissioner”.

(3) Any reference in any enactment or instrument to the Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland is to be read as a reference to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner.