Scottish Statutory Instruments
Police
Made
1st February 2011
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
3rd February 2011
Coming into force
30th March 2011
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers in section 26(1) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967(1) and section 23(1), (3), (4) and (6) of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006(2) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 26(9) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 and section 23(10) of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 the Scottish Ministers have submitted a draft of this instrument to the Police Advisory Board for Scotland and have considered representations made by that Board as to the draft.
In accordance with section 62(1A) of the Police Act 1996(3), the Scottish Ministers have submitted a draft of this instrument to the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom and have considered recommendations made by that Board as to the draft.
1967 c.77. Section 26 has been amended by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c.60), section 111 and Schedule 6; the Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994 (c.29), sections 47, 52 and 53 and Schedule 9; the Local Government, etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39), Schedule 13; the Police Act 1996 (c.16), Schedule 7 and the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 10), schedule 6. The functions conferred on the Secretary of State under section 26 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 insofar as within devolved competence were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).
1996 c.16. Section 62 has been amended by the Police Act 1997 (c.50), section 143 and Schedules 9 and 10; the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (c.32), section 34; the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c.16), section 128 and Schedule 6; the Police Reform Act 2002 (c.30), sections 90 and 91 and Schedules 7 and 8; the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c.15), Schedules 4 and 17; the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 10), schedule 6; the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c.48), Schedule 1; and S.I. 1999/1820 article 4 and Schedule 2.