Police property transfer scheme: transfers to Scottish Police Authority
17(1)The Scottish Ministers may make a police property transfer scheme.
(2)A police property transfer scheme is a scheme making provision for or in connection with the transfer to the Scottish Police Authorityor the chief constable appointed in accordance with section 7 of property, rights, liabilities and obligations of—
(a)the Scottish Ministers,
(b)a local authority,
(c)a joint police board,
(d)the SPSA, or
(e)a chief constable of a police force.
(3)A police property transfer scheme may make provision by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) only in so far as the property, rights, liabilities and obligations relate to the Authority’s functions or police functions.
(4)A person mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(b), (c) or (e) must provide the Scottish Ministers with such information or assistance as they may reasonably require for the purposes of or in connection with the making of a police property transfer scheme.
(5)On the transfer date—
(a)any property or rights to which a police property transfer scheme applies transfers to and vests in the Scottish Police Authorityor, as the case may be, the chief constable,
(b)any liabilities or obligations to which such a scheme applies become liabilities or obligations of the Scottish Police Authorityor, as the case may be, the chief constable.
(6)A police property transfer scheme may make provision for the payment by the Scottish Police Authority of compensation in respect of property and rights transferred by virtue of the scheme.