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The Police and Fire Services (Finance) (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2002

S.S.I. 2002/84 · Made 4 March 2002

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FIRE SERVICES

POLICE

Made 4th March 2002

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(2) the Police and Fire Services (Finance) (Scotland) Act 2001f1, hereby make the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

2001 asp 15.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Police and Fire Services (Finance) (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2002.

2Appointed day

11th March 2002 is the day appointed for the coming into force, so far as not already in force, of the Police and Fire Services (Finance) (Scotland) Act 2001.

Signature

JAMES WALLACE

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

4th March 2002

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings the provisions of the Police and Fire Services (Finance) (Scotland) Act 2001 (“the 2001 Act”), in so far as not already in force, into force on 11th March 2002. The 2001 Act makes provision about the carrying forward by police authorities, joint police boards and joint fire boards of unspent balances from one financial year to the next.

Section 3 of the 2001 Act came into force on Royal Assent on 5th December 2001.