Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016

Community justice partners

13Community justice partners

(1)The following persons are “community justice partners” for the purposes of this Act—

(a)each local authority,

(b)each health board,

(c)the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland,

(d)the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service,

(e)Skills Development Scotland,

(f)an integration joint board established by virtue of section 9 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014,

(g)the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, and

(h)the Scottish Ministers.

(2)References in this Act to the community justice partners for the area of a local authority are references to the following persons, acting jointly—

(a)the local authority for the area,

(b)the health board for the area, or within whose area the area of the local authority falls,

(c)the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland,

(d)the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service,

(e)Skills Development Scotland,

(f)any integration joint board established by virtue of section 9 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 for the area, or within whose area the area of the local authority falls,

(g)the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, and

(h)the Scottish Ministers.

(3)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify subsection (1) or (2).

(4)Regulations under subsection (3) are subject to the affirmative procedure.