Part VIIA

Property In Unlawful Possession of Persons Taken Into Police Custody and Certain Other Property to which Part VII does not apply

References in this Part to “chief constable”.
86J
In this Part of this Act, “
chief constable
” means the chief constable
of the Police Service of Scotland.
Pt. VIIA (ss. 86A-86J) inserted (19.5.1997) by 1997 c. 30, ss. 6(4), 7(2)
Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 137(2); Act wholly in force at 1. 1. 1985 see S.I. 1983/201 as amended by S.I. 1984/573 and 744.
Act (except s. 16 which applies to England and Wales) applies to Scotland only see s. 137(9).
Act excluded (19. 12. 1991) by City of Edinburgh District Council Order Confirmation Act (c. xix), ss. 1, 12(2), Sch. Pt. V
Words in s. 86J substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), sch. 7 para. 6(11); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)