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The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2013

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16.  In section 285 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (previous convictions: proof, general)(1)—

(a)in subsection (2)—

(i)after “signed by” insert “or on behalf of”;

(ii)for the first “Secretary of State” to the first “certificate” substitute “chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland”; and

(iii)for the first “in pursuance” to the second “Metropolis” substitute “by the person by whom, or on whose behalf, the certificate is signed”; and

(b)in subsection (5)—

(i)after “signed by” insert “or on behalf of”;

(ii)for the first “Secretary of State” to the first “certificate” substitute “chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland”;

(iii)omit “the Secretary of State or by a person authorised by him to sign such a certificate or by”; and

(iv)before “or the Commissioner” insert “the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland”.

(1)

1995 c.46. Section 285 has been amended by the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 48), section 59.

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