Introductory text

POLICE

Made 2nd March 2006

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 6th March 2006

Coming into force 1st April 2006

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 120(3), 120A(7), 124A(4) and 125(5) of the Police Act 1997^f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1: 1997 c. 50. By virtue of section 126(3) in the application of Part 5 of the Police Act 1997 (“the 1997 Act”) to Scotland, as amended by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15) (“the 2005 Act”), section 166(2), references to the Secretary of State must be construed as references to the Scottish Ministers (except in sections 118(2A)(d) and 124A(1) and (2)). Subsections 3(aa), (ab) and (ac) of section 120 are inserted by section 70(6)(b) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003, asp 7 (“the 2003 Act”). Section 120A is inserted by section 70(2) of the 2003 Act and section 120A(7) is inserted by the 2005 Act, section 163(3) and Schedule 14, paragraph 9. Section 124A is inserted by section 70(8) of the 2003 Act. See section 125(1) for the definition of “prescribed”.