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The Discontinuance of Cornton Vale Prison (Scotland) Order 2023

S.S.I. 2023/132 · Made 25 April 2023

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Prisons

Made 25th April 2023

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 27th April 2023

Coming into force 6th June 2023

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 Cornton Vale Prison
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Discontinuance of Cornton Vale Prison (Scotland) Order 2023 and comes into force on 6 June 2023.

2Discontinuance of Cornton Vale Prison

Cornton Vale Prison is discontinued.

Signature

ANGELA CONSTANCE

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

25th April 2023

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the discontinuance of Cornton Vale Prison on the day on which the Order comes into force.