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The Discontinuance of Aberdeen and Peterhead Prisons (Scotland) Order 2014

S.S.I. 2014/13 · Made 15 January 2014

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Prisons

Made 15th January 2014

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 17th January 2014

Coming into force 26th February 2014

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 37(1) of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

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).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Discontinuance of Prisons
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Discontinuance of Aberdeen and Peterhead Prisons (Scotland) Order 2014 and comes into force on 26th February 2014.

2Discontinuance of Prisons

Aberdeen Prison and Peterhead Prison are discontinued.

Signature

KENNY MACASKILL

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

15th January 2014

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the discontinuance of Aberdeen Prison and Peterhead Prison on the day on which the Order comes into force.