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

Transitional provision: arrangements with Civil Nuclear Constabulary

17.—(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies to any agreement—

(a) made under section 12 of the 1967 Act between the chief constable of a police force and the chief constable of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary; and

(b) subsisting immediately before the relevant day.

(2) An agreement to which this sub-paragraph applies is, on and after the relevant day, to be treated as an agreement made under article 8 of this Order between the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland and the chief constable of the Civil Nuclear constabulary.

(3) Sub-paragraph (4) applies to any agreement—

(a) made under section 12 of the 1967 Act between a police authority and the Civil Nuclear Police Authority; and

(b) subsisting immediately before the relevant day.

(4) An agreement to which this sub-paragraph applies is, on and after the relevant day, to be treated as an agreement made under article 8 of this Order between the Scottish Police Authority and the Civil Nuclear Police Authority.

(5) In this paragraph and paragraphs 14 to 16—

(a) “police authority” means a police authority established under section 2(1)(1) or section 19(1) of the 1967 Act(2); and

(b) “police force” means a police force maintained by a police authority.

(1)

Section 2(1) was amended by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39), Schedule 13, paragraph 71(3) and the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1981 (c.23), Schedule 2, paragraph 12.

(2)

There are amendments to section 19 which are not relevant to this Order.