2002 No. 458

POLICE

The Combined Police Area Amalgamation Schemes 1995 Amendment (No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2002

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

WHEREAS in pursuance of section 21B of the Police (Scotland) Act 19671–

a

the Central Scotland Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995, as set out in the Schedule to the Central Scotland Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme Order 19952, amalgamated, for police purposes, the police areas for the local government areas of Stirling, Clackmannanshire and Falkirk into a combined police area called the Central Scotland combined police area;

b

the Grampian Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995, as set out in the Schedule to the Grampian Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme Order 19953, amalgamated, for police purposes, the police areas for the local government areas of Aberdeenshire, Moray and Aberdeen City into a combined police area called the Grampian combined police area;

c

the Lothian and Borders Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995, as set out in the Schedule to the Lothian and Borders Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme Order 19954, amalgamated, for police purposes, the police areas for the local government areas of City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian and Scottish Borders into a combined police area called the Lothian and Borders combined police area;

d

the Northern Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995, as set out in the Schedule to the Northern Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme Order 19955, amalgamated, for police purposes, the police areas for the local government areas of Highland, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands and Western Isles into a combined police area called the Northern combined police area;

e

the Strathclyde Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995, as set out in the Schedule to the Strathclyde Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme Order6, amalgamated, for police purposes, the police areas for the local government areas of Argyll and Bute, Dumbarton and Clydebank, City of Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire into a combined police area called the Strathclyde combined police area; and

f

the Tayside Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995, as set out in the Schedule to the Tayside Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme Order 19957, amalgamated, for police purposes, the police areas for the local government areas of Perthshire and Kinross, Angus and Dundee City into a combined police area called the Tayside combined police area;

AND WHEREAS it appears to the Scottish Ministers that it is expedient in the interests of efficiency to make amalgamation schemes for the purposes of amending the schemes referred to in paragraphs (a) to (f) above under sections 20 and 21(1)(b) of the said Act of 19678;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 20 and 21(1)(b) of the said Act of 19679 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Combined Police Area Amalgamation Schemes 1995 Amendment (No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 8th November 2002.

The Combined Police Area Amalgamation Amendment (No. 2) Schemes 20022

The amalgamation schemes set out in Schedules 1 to 6 to this Order are hereby made.

JAMES WALLACEA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

SCHEDULE 1THE CENTRAL SCOTLAND COMBINED POLICE AREA AMALGAMATION AMENDMENT (No. 2) SCHEME 2002

Article 2

Citation and commencement1

This scheme may be cited as the Central Scotland Combined Police Area Amalgamation Amendment (No. 2) Scheme 2002 and shall come into operation on 8th November 2002.

Amendment of the Central Scotland Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 19952

In paragraph 7(2) of the Central Scotland Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995, after “scheme” there shall be inserted “except where his appointment is terminated by the board”.

SCHEDULE 2THE GRAMPIAN COMBINED POLICE AREA AMALGAMATION AMENDMENT (No. 2) SCHEME 2002

Article 2

Citation and commencement1

This scheme may be cited as the Grampian Combined Police Area Amalgamation Amendment (No. 2) Scheme 2002 and shall come into operation on 8th November 2002.

Amendment of the Grampian Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 19952

In paragraph 7(2) of the Grampian Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995, after “scheme” there shall be inserted “except where his appointment is terminated by the board”.

SCHEDULE 3THE LOTHIAN AND BORDERS COMBINED POLICE AREA AMALGAMATION AMENDMENT (No. 2) SCHEME 2002

Article 2

Citation and commencement1

This scheme may be cited as the Lothian and Borders Combined Police Area Amalgamation Amendment (No. 2) Scheme 2002 and shall come into operation on 8th November 2002.

Amendment of the Lothian and Borders Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 19952

In paragraph 7(2) of the Lothian and Borders Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995, after “scheme” there shall be inserted “except where his appointment is terminated by the board”.

SCHEDULE 4THE NORTHERN COMBINED POLICE AREA AMALGAMATION AMENDMENT (No. 2) SCHEME 2002

Article 2

Citation and commencement1

This scheme may be cited as the Northern Combined Police Area Amalgamation Amendment (No. 2) Scheme 2002 and shall come into operation on 8th November 2002.

Amendment of the Northern Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 19952

In paragraph 7(2) of the Northern Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995, after “scheme” there shall be inserted “except where his appointment is terminated by the board”.

SCHEDULE 5THE STRATHCLYDE COMBINED POLICE AREA AMALGAMATION AMENDMENT (No. 2) SCHEME 2002

Article 2

Citation and commencement1

This scheme may be cited as the Strathclyde Combined Police Area Amalgamation Amendment (No. 2) Scheme 2002 and shall come into operation on 8th November 2002.

Amendment of the Strathclyde Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 19952

In paragraph 7(2) of the Strathclyde Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995, after “scheme” there shall be inserted “except where his appointment is terminated by the board”.

SCHEDULE 6THE TAYSIDE COMBINED POLICE AREA AMALGAMATION AMENDMENT (No. 2) SCHEME 2002

Article 2

Citation and commencement1

This scheme may be cited as the Tayside Combined Police Area Amalgamation Amendment (No. 2) Scheme 2002 and shall come into operation on 8th November 2002.

Amendment of the Tayside Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 19952

In paragraph 7(2) of the Tayside Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995, after “scheme” there shall be inserted “except where his appointment is terminated by the board”.

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes the six Combined Police Area Amalgamation Amendment (No. 2) Schemes 2002 (“the 2002 Schemes”).

The 2002 Schemes amend the provisions of–

a

the Central Scotland Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995;

b

the Grampian Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995;

c

the Lothian and Borders Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995;

d

the Northern Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995;

e

the Strathclyde Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995; and

f

the Tayside Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995,

(“the 1995 Schemes”).

Paragraph 7(2) of each of the 1995 Schemes is amended in order that the appointment of the convenor may be terminated by the relevant joint police board. At present, the appointment of the convenor will only terminate at the expiry of the three year period of office unless the convenor ceases to be a member of the board. These amendments brings the position into line with that of Combined Fire Services Area Administration Schemes where such a power to remove the convenor exists.