The Testing of Arrested Persons for Class A Drugs (Prescribed Area) (Scotland) Order 2007

Made28th February 2007

Laid before the Scottish Parliament1st March 2007

Coming into force12th June 2007

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 20A(3)(c) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 19951 hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Testing of Arrested Persons for Class A Drugs (Prescribed Area) (Scotland) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 12th June 2007.

Prescribed Area2.

For the purposes of section 20A(3)(c) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, each of the following local government areas is a prescribed area:

(a)

City of Aberdeen;

(b)

City of Edinburgh; and

(c)

City of Glasgow2.

CATHY JAMIESON

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

28th February 2007

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order prescribes the local government areas of the City of Aberdeen, City of Edinburgh and City of Glasgow for the purposes of section 20A(3)(c) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”). A person who is arrested under suspicion of committing, or having committed a relevant offence specified in section 20A(8) of the 1995 Act can be tested for the presence of a relevant Class A drug (as defined in section 20A(8) of the 1995 Act), provided certain conditions are met, including that the person is held in custody in a police station which is located in a prescribed area.