The Police Act 1997 (Commencement No. 10) (Scotland) Order 2002
S.S.I. 2002/124 · Made 11 March 2002
POLICE
Made 11th March 2002
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 135(1) and (2)(a) of the Police Act 1997f1, hereby make the following Order:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1997 c. 50. 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
- 1Citation and extent
- 2Interpretation
- 3Commencement forthwith
- 4Commencement on 25th April 2002
- 5Commencement on 31st July 2002
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation and extent
This Order may be cited as the Police Act 1997 (Commencement No. 10) (Scotland) Order 2002.
This Order extends to Scotland only.
2Interpretation
In this Order “the 1997 Act” means the Police Act 1997.
3Commencement forthwith
Subsection (4) of section 115 of the 1997 Act shall come into force forthwith but only for the purposes of making regulations under paragraph (a) of that subsection.
4Commencement on 25th April 2002
Part V of the 1997 Act (which consists of sections 112 to 127) shall come into force on 25th April 2002 except–
section 112, and
to the extent that that Part is already in force on that date.
5Commencement on 31st July 2002
Section 112 of the 1997 Act shall come into force on 31st July 2002.
Signature
RICHARD SIMPSON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
11th March 2002
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which extends to Scotland only, brings into force the following provisions of the Police Act 1997–
forthwith, section 115(4) for the purposes of making regulations under paragraph (a) of that provision;
on 25th April 2002, those provisions of Part V, except section 112, which are not already in force on that date; and
on 31st July 2002, section 112.