Part IX Miscellaneous Amendments: Scotland

I1129 Transfer of persons detained by police and customs officers.

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In subsection (1) of section 48 of the M1Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 (detention of suspect by customs officer)—

a

after the word “premises” there shall be inserted the words “ and may thereafter for that purpose take him to any other place ”; and

b

for the word “there” there shall be substituted the words “ at the customs office, or as the case may be the other premises or place. ”.

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In subsection (5) of that section—

a

after paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

aa

any other place to which the person is, during the detention, thereafter taken;

b

in paragraph (f), for the words “departure from the customs office or other premises” there shall be substituted the words “ release from detention ”.

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In section 49(1) of that Act (intimation to solicitor and other person of detention under section 48)—

a

for the words “at a customs office or other premises” there shall be substituted the words “ and has been taken to a customs office or other premises or place ”; and

b

for the words “place where he is being detained” there shall be substituted the words “ customs office or other premises or place ”.