2009 No. 380

Prisons

The Campbeltown Legalised Police Cells (Declaration and Revocation) Rules 2009

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 14 and 39 of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 19891 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 14(1) of that Act, Strathclyde Joint Police Board, as the relevant police authority, have applied to the Scottish Ministers to have these Rules made.

Citation and commencement1

These Rules may be cited as the Campbeltown Legalised Police Cells (Declaration and Revocation) Rules 2009 and come into force on 26th November 2009.

Declaration: Millknowe Road, Campbeltown2

It is declared that the cells named ‘Female 1’ and ‘Male 1’ in the police office situated at Millknowe Road, Campbeltown, PA28 6HA, shall be legal prisons for the detention of prisoners.

Revocation: Castlehill Street, Campbeltown3

The Rule made by the Secretary of State dated 18th February 18822 under section 30 of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 18773, which appointed the discontinued prison at Campbeltown to be a legal prison for the detention of prisoners before or during or after trial, for a period not exceeding fourteen days, is revoked.

KENNY MACASKILLA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules provide for the discontinuance and declaration of legalised police cells in the possession of Strathclyde Joint Police Board.

Rule 2 provides that two police cells in the police office at Millknowe Road, Campbeltown, can be used as places in which prisoners can be detained before, during or after trial for any period not exceeding thirty days.

Rule 3 revokes the Rule dated 18th February 1882, which designated police premises at Castlehill Street, Campbeltown, as a place in which prisoners could be detained before, during or after trial for any period not exceeding fourteen days. The effect of Rule 3 is that those premises can no longer be used for the detention of prisoners.