Introductory text

POLICE

Made 22nd March 2002

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 22nd March 2002

Coming into force 31st March 2002

WHEREAS in pursuance of section 21B of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967^f1–

(a)

the Central Scotland Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995, as set out in the Schedule to the Central Scotland Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme Order 1995^f2, amalgamated, for police purposes, the police areas for the local government areas of Stirling, Clackmannanshire and Falkirk into a combined police area called the Central Scotland combined police area;

(b)

the Grampian Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995, as set out in the Schedule to the Grampian Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme Order 1995^f3, amalgamated, for police purposes, the police areas for the local government areas of Aberdeenshire, Moray and Aberdeen City into a combined police area called the Grampian combined police area;

(c)

the Lothian and Borders Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995, as set out in the Schedule to the Lothian and Borders Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme Order 1995^f4, amalgamated, for police purposes, the police areas for the local government areas of City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian and Scottish Borders into a combined police area called the Lothian and Borders combined police area;

(d)

the Northern Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995, as set out in the Schedule to the Northern Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme Order 1995^f5, amalgamated, for police purposes, the police areas for the local government areas of Highland, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands and Western Isles into a combined police area called the Northern combined police area;

(e)

the Strathclyde Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995, as set out in the Schedule to the Strathclyde Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme Order^f6, amalgamated, for police purposes, the police areas for the local government areas of Argyll and Bute, Dumbarton and Clydebank, City of Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire into a combined police area called the Strathclyde combined police area; and

(f)

the Tayside Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995, as set out in the Schedule to the Tayside Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme Order 1995^f7, amalgamated, for police purposes, the police areas for the local government areas of Perthshire and Kinross, Angus and Dundee City into a combined police area called the Tayside combined police area;

AND WHEREAS it appears to the Scottish Ministers that it is expedient in the interests of efficiency to make amalgamation schemes for the purposes of amending the schemes referred to in paragraphs (a) to (f) above under sections 20 and 21(1)(b) of the said Act of 1967^f8;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 20 and 21(1)(b) of the said Act of 1967^f9 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1967 c. 77; section 21B was inserted by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39) (“the 1994 Act”), section 34.
f2: S.I. 1995/2638.
f3: S.I. 1995/2639.
f4: S.I. 1995/2640.
f5: S.I. 1995/2641.
f6: S.I. 1995/2642.
f7: S.I. 1995/2643.
f8: Section 20 was substituted by the 1994 Act, section 35; section 21 was amended by the 1994 Act, Schedule 13, paragraph 71(7)(a).
f9: 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).