The Police Act 1997 (Commencement No. 8) (Scotland) Order 2001

Made20th December 2001

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 135(1) and (2)(a) of the Police Act 19971, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and extent1

1

This Order may be cited as the Police Act 1997 (Commencement No. 8) (Scotland) Order 2001.

2

This Order extends to Scotland only.

Appointed days2

1

Sections 120(3), 122(1) and (2) and 125 of the Police Act 1997 shall come into force on 1st January 2002.

2

Section 120(1), (2) and (4) to (7) of the Police Act 1997 shall come into force on 1st February 2002.

RICHARD SIMPSONA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh20th December 2001

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Order, which extends to Scotland only, brings into force the following provisions of the Police Act 1997:

Section 120 (which relates to the register to be maintained by the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of Part V of that Act);

Section 122(1) and (2) (which relates to the code of practice to be published in connection with the use of information provided to registered persons); and

Section 125 (which relates to regulations made under Part V of the 1997 Act).

Sections 120(3) (power to make regulations about the maintenance of the register), 122(1) and (2) and 125 are brought into force on 1st January 2002 and the remaining provisions of section 120 are brought into force on 1st February 2002.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Police Act 1997 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order.

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Sections 1, 17, 47, 62, 129 and Schedules 1 and 2 (all partially); and sections 44 to 46, 89, 90, 128 and 130 to 132.	25.6.97	1997/1377(C.50)
Sections 1 and 47 and Schedules 1 and 2 (for the purposes for which they were not already in force). Sections 6, 13 to 16, 18, 52, 58 to 61, 63 88 (partially) and 134 (partially) and paragraphs 27 (partially), 28, 40, 41 (partially) and 88 of Schedule 9.	23.7.97	1997/1377 (C.50)
Section 101	5.8.97	1997/1696 (C.71)
Sections 2, 3, 48, 49, 91, 96, 109, 111 and 134 (all partially), sections 25 to 27, 70 to 72, Schedule 4, paragraphs 3, 5 and 10 of Schedule 6, paragraphs 1, 2, 8 and 10 of Schedule 8 (all partially), paragraphs 4, 9, 11 and 18 of Schedule 8, paragraphs 3, 8, 9, 29(3), 82 and 83 of Schedule 9.	1.9.97	1997/1930 (C.79)
Sections 2(6), 17, 48(7), and 62 (all partially), Schedules 3 and 5.	8.10.97	1997/1930 (C.79)
Sections 4, 8, 9, 19, 21, 22 (partially), 28, 37 to 39, 50, 54, 55, 64, 66, 73, 81 to 83, 88 (partially) and 134 (partially), paragraphs 1, 2, 6, 9(e), 29 and 32 of Schedule 6, paragraphs 13, 14, 23, 38, 39, 43, 49 to 52, 55, 57, 66 to 68, 72, 73, 81, 86 and 91 of Schedule 9.	31.10.97	1997/2390 (C.92)
Sections 2 (so far as not already in force), 3 (so far as not already in force), 5, 7, 10 to 12, 20, 22 (so far as not already in force) to 24, 29 to 36, 38 (so far as not already in force), 40 to 43, 48 (so far as not already in force), 49 (so far as not already in force), 51, 53, 56, 57, 65, 67, 68, 69, 74 to 80, 82 (so far as not already in force), 84 to 87, 88 (partially), 109 to 111 (so far as not already in force), 134 (partially), paragraphs 4, 7, 8, 9 (so far as not already in force), 11 to 13, 15 to 24, 27, 28, 30 and 31 of Schedule 6, paragraphs 3, 5 to 7, 8 (so far as not already in force) and 12 to17 of Schedule 8, paragraphs 1, 2, 4 to 7, 10 to 12, 15 to 22, 24 to 26, 27 (so far as not already in force), 29 (so far as not already in force), 30 to 37, 41 (so far as not already in force), 42, 44 to 48, 53, 54, 56, 58 to 64, 69 to 71, 74 to 80, 84, 85, 87, 89, 90 and 92 of Schedule 9 and Schedule 10 (partially).	1.4.98	1998/354 (C.8)
Sections 91(10), 92 to 95, 96 (so far as not already in force), 97 to 100 and 102 to 108, Schedule 7.	22.2.99	1999/151 (C.4)
Sections 120(3), 122(1) and (2) and 125 (partially) as to England and Wales.	19.3.01	2001/1097 (C.36)
Section 120(1), (2) and (4) to (7) (partially) as to England and Wales.	1.5.01	2001/1097 (C.36)