# The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2013, Paragraph 16


In section 285 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (previous convictions: proof, general)—
(a) in subsection (2)—
(i) after “signed by” insert “or on behalf of”;
(ii) for the first “Secretary of State” to the first “certificate” substitute “chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland”; and
(iii) for the first “in pursuance” to the second “Metropolis” substitute “by the person by whom, or on whose behalf, the certificate is signed”; and
(b) in subsection (5)—
(i) after “signed by” insert “or on behalf of”;
(ii) for the first “Secretary of State” to the first “certificate” substitute “chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland”;
(iii) omit “the Secretary of State or by a person authorised by him to sign such a certificate or by”; and
(iv) before “or the Commissioner” insert “the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2013/9780111019894/schedule/1/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-police-and-fire-reform-scotland-act-2012-consequential-modifications-and-savings-order-2013/schedule-1/paragraph-16
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