PART 1Police reform
CHAPTER 17Miscellaneous and general
98Transitional and transitory provision
(1)
A person mentioned in subsection (3) must provide the Authority with such information and assistance as the Authority may reasonably require.
(2)
A person mentioned in subsection (3) must provide the chief constable with such information and assistance as the chief constable may reasonably require.
(3)
Those persons are—
(a)
a police authority within the meaning of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c.77) (“the 1967 Act”),
(b)
a joint police board constituted by an amalgamation scheme made under the 1967 Act,
(c)
a chief constable of a police force maintained under the 1967 Act,
(d)
the Scottish Police Services Authority.
(4)
Schedule 4 makes provision about the period before the Police Service is established.
(5)
Schedule 5 contains provision about the transfer of constables, inspectors of constabulary, police cadets, staff, property, rights, liabilities and obligations.