Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010

193Emergency closure orders

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(1)The 2005 Act is amended as follows.

(2)In section 97 (closure orders)—

(a)in subsection (2), for “senior police officer may, if the officer” substitute “constable of or above the rank of inspector may, if the constable”, and

(b)in subsection (4), the words “by a senior police officer” are repealed.

(3)In section 98 (termination of closure orders)—

(a)in subsection (1)—

(i)for “senior police officer” substitute “constable of or above the rank of inspector”, and

(ii)for “the officer” substitute “the constable”, and

(b)in subsection (2)—

(i)for “senior police office” substitute “constable”, and

(ii)for “the officer” substitute “the constable”.

(4)In section 99 (extension of emergency closure order), in subsection (1)—

(a)for “senior police officer” substitute “constable of or above the rank of inspector”, and

(b)in paragraph (b), for “officer” substitute “constable”.