Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020

Arrangements for the custody of persons detained at police stations

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3(1)The provisions of the 1994 Act specified in sub-paragraph (2) apply in relation to arrangements made under paragraph 2 as they apply in relation to prisoner escort arrangements and, accordingly, references in those provisions to prisoner escort arrangements are to be read as including references to arrangements made under that paragraph.

(2)Those provisions are—

(a)section 103 (monitoring of prisoner escort arrangements),

(b)section 104 (powers and duties of prisoner custody officers performing escort functions),

(c)section 105 (breaches of discipline by prisoners under escort),

(d)paragraph 3 of schedule 6 (suspension of certificates), and

(e)section 115 (wrongful disclosure of information).

(3)The references in paragraphs 3 and 4 of schedule 6 of the 1994 Act to escort functions are to be read as including functions within paragraph 2(2).

(4)The reference in paragraph (a)(i) of rule 5 (suspension of a certificate of a prisoner custody officer) of the Prison Rules to prisoner escort arrangements is to be read as including arrangements made under paragraph 2.

(5)The reference in paragraph (b) of rule 5 of the Prison Rules to the functions set out in section 102(2) of the 1994 Act is to be read as including functions within paragraph 2(2).