# Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987, Section 2D: Exercise of powers and privileges in Scotland


(1) Where a member of the Ministry of Defence Police 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 Ministry of Defence Police,
(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/ukpga/1987/4/section/2D (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ministry-of-defence-police-act-1987/section-2D
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