# The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2017, Paragraph 3: Application of 2016 Act to Civil Nuclear Constabulary


After section 56 of the Energy Act 2004 insert—
“Exercise of powers and privileges in Scotland
56A (1) Where a member of the Constabulary exercises in Scotland any power or privilege of a constable, Parts 1 and 2 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (in this section “the 2016 Act”) apply in relation to the exercise as though the power or privilege were exercised by a constable of the Police Service of Scotland.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)—
(a) in section 64 of the 2016 Act (police custody), references to a person arrested by a constable are to be read as including a person arrested by a member of the Constabulary,
(b) section 69 of the 2016 Act (publication of information by police) does not apply.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2017/9780111159866/schedule/2/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-criminal-justice-scotland-act-2016-consequential-provisions-order-2017/schedule-2/paragraph-3
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