Preamble
SCHEDULEEnabling Powers
These Regulations are made under the following provisions of the Police Act 1997 as read with section 126(3)(1) of that Act—
(a)sections 113B(9) and 125(5); and
(b)having regard to the meaning of “prescribed” in section 125(1) and section 126(1), sections 112(1)(b), 112(2)(a), 112(3), 113A(1)(b), 113A(3)(a), 113A(6), 113A(6)(c), 113B(1)(b), 113B(2)(b), 113B(3)(a), 113B(5A), 113B(9), 113B(11)(c), 113CA(1), 113CA(2)(b), 113CB(1), 113CB(2)(b), 114(1)(b), 116(1)(b), 118(2)(a), 118(2A)(e) and 119(7).
By virtue of section 126(3) and (4) of the 1997 Act, as inserted by section 166(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c.15), in the application of Part 5 of the 1997 Act to Scotland references to the Secretary of State must be construed as references to the Scottish Ministers (except in section 118(2A)(d) or 124A(1) and (2) of the 1997 Act).