# The Civil Defence (Scotland) Regulations 2001, Regulation 6: Deductions in respect of avoidable expenses or loss of equipment


(1) The Scottish Ministers may deduct from the grants which would otherwise be payable to any police authority under these Regulations such sum as they determine to be reasonable in the circumstances where they determine that suitable action by the authority would have avoided–
(a) in whole or in part expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers or by the police authority in connection with the maintenance, repair or replacement of any article as is described in paragraph (2) below; or
(b) the loss of any article so described.
(2) The articles referred to in paragraph (1) above are–
(a) articles which have been acquired by the police authority with the aid of grant for the purposes of their civil defence functions; and
(b) articles with which the authority has been provided free on loan by any government department which are articles required in connection with a civil defence function of the police authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/139/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-defence-scotland-regulations-2001/regulation-6
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