Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012

98Transitional and transitory provisionS

This section has no associated Explanatory Notes

(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.

Commencement Information

I1S. 98 partly in force; s. 98(4) in force at 8.8.2012 see s. 129(1)(a)

I2S. 98(1)-(3) (5) in force at 1.10.2012 by S.S.I. 2012/253, art. 2, Sch.