Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012

63Investigations under supervision of Lord Advocate or procurator fiscal

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After section 41 of the 2006 Act, insert—

Investigations
41AInvestigations under supervision of Lord Advocate or procurator fiscal

The Commissioner, when carrying out an investigation in pursuance of a direction issued under paragraph (b) of section 33A, must comply with—

(a)any lawful instruction given by the appropriate prosecutor who issued the direction; and

(b)in the case of an investigation carried out in pursuance of a direction issued under sub-paragraph (i) of that paragraph, any instruction issued by the Lord Advocate in relation to the reporting, for consideration of the question of prosecution, of alleged offences..