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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-fire-reform-scotland-act-2012/schedule-7/paragraph-40",
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  "legislation": "asp/2012/8",
  "legislation_title": "Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-fire-reform-scotland-act-2012",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/40",
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  "number": "40",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 114 (scrutiny: duty of co-operation)—\n(a) in subsection (2)—\n(i) the word “and” at the end of paragraph (b) is repealed,\n(ii) after paragraph (c) insert\n“, and\n(d) policing.”,\n(b) in subsection (3)(a)—\n(i) the word “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (ii) is repealed,\n(ii) after sub-paragraph (iii) insert—\n“(iv) policing, or”,\n(c) in subsection (10)(b)—\n(i) for “or health services” substitute “ , health services or policing ”,\n(ii) after “services”, where last occurring, insert “ or, as the case may be, policing ”,\n(d) in subsection (11), after the definition of “local authorities” insert—\n““policing” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012;”.\n(3) In section 115(6) (joint inspections), for the entry beginning “Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary”, substitute— “ Her Majesty's Inspectors of Constabulary appointed under section 71 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), ”.\n(4) In schedule 5 (improvement of public functions: listed bodies), for the entry for “Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland” substitute–– “ Police Investigations and Review Commissioner ”.\n(5) In schedule 8 (information on exercise of public functions: listed public bodies), for the entry for “Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland” substitute–– “ Police Investigations and Review Commissioner ”.\n(6) In schedule 19 (scrutiny functions: persons etc. subject to user focus duty), for the entry beginning “Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary”, substitute— “ Her Majesty's Inspectors of Constabulary appointed under section 71 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8) ”.\n(7) In schedule 20 (scrutiny functions: persons etc. subject to duty of co-operation), for the entry beginning “Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary”, substitute— “ Her Majesty's Inspectors of Constabulary appointed under section 71 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8) ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 40 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2"
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}