Scottish Statutory Instruments
2023 No. 132
Prisons
The Discontinuance of Cornton Vale Prison (Scotland) Order 2023
Made
25th April 2023
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
27th April 2023
Coming into force
6th June 2023
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 37(1) of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Discontinuance of Cornton Vale Prison (Scotland) Order 2023 and comes into force on 6 June 2023.
Discontinuance of Cornton Vale Prison
2. Cornton Vale Prison is discontinued.
ANGELA CONSTANCE
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
25th April 2023
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the discontinuance of Cornton Vale Prison on the day on which the Order comes into force.
1989 c. 45. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).