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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c.77)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Police (Scotland) Act 1967

1967 CHAPTER 77

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Organisation of Police Forces

    1. Police areas, police authorities and police forces

      1. 1. Police areas

      2. 2. Police authorities and their functions

      3. 3.Establishments of police forces

      4. 4. Chief constables

      5. 5.Assistant chief constables

      6. 6. Constables below rank of assistant chief constable

      7. 7. Ranks

      8. 8. Police cadets

      9. 9.Civilian employees

      10. 10. Land: compulsory acquisition, etc

    2. General provisions

      1. 11. Aid of one police force by another

      2. 12. Collaboration agreements

      3. 12A.Provision of advice and assistance to international organisations etc

      4. 13. Watching of premises or land under agreement with occupier

      5. 14. Extra policing of locality where works are being constructed

      6. 15. Annual and other reports by chief constable

      7. 16. Declaration to be made by constables on appointment

    3. General functions and jurisdiction of constables

      1. 17. General functions and jurisdiction of constables

      2. 18.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. Amalgamations

      1. 19. Schemes for amalgamation of police forces

      2. 19A.Incorporation of joint police boards

      3. 20.Power of Secretary of State to make amalgamation schemes

      4. 21. Amendment and revocation of amalgamation scheme

      5. 21A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 21B.Reorganisation of police areas

      7. 22. Compensation of officers prejudicially affected by amalgamation scheme

      8. 23. Chief constables affected by amalgamations or local government reorganisations

      9. 24. Constables engaged on central service or on overseas police service

      10. 25. Transitory provisions

  2. Part II

    Central Administration and Supervision and Common Services

    1. Functions of the Secretary of State

      1. 26. Regulations as to government and administration of police forces

      2. 26A.Power to give directions to police authority after adverse report

      3. 26B. Police efficiency: allocation of funds

      4. 26C. Duty of compliance

      5. 27. Regulations for police cadets

      6. 28. Regulations as to standard of equipment

      7. 29. Local inquiries

      8. 30.Appeals against dismissal etc

      9. 31. Powers of Secretary of State in relation to compulsory retirement of chief constable, etc

      10. 32.Police grant

      11. 32A.Grants for expenditure on safeguarding national security

    2. Inspectors of constabulary

      1. 33. Inspectors of constabulary

      2. 34. Assistant inspectors and staff officers

      3. 35.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Common services

      1. 36.Common services

      2. 37. Research

      3. 38. Central service on police duties

      4. 38A.Constables engaged on service outside their force

  3. Part III

    Miscellaneous and General

    1. Remedies and complaints against police

      1. 39. Liability for wrongful acts of constables

      2. 40. Information as to manner of dealing with complaints

      3. 40A. Examination of handling of complaints against constables

    2. Offences and legal proceedings

      1. 41. Assaults on constables, etc

      2. 42. Causing disaffection

      3. 43. Impersonation, etc

      4. 44. Offences by constables

      5. 45. Warrant to search for police accoutrements and clothing

    3. Miscellaneous

      1. 46. Rewards

      2. 47. Criminal statistics

    4. Supplemental

      1. 48. Regulations, rules and orders

      2. 49. Financial provisions

      3. 50. Meaning of “police area”, etc

      4. 51. General interpretation

      5. 52. Consequential amendments, repeals and savings

      6. 53. Short title, extent and commencement

  4. SCHEDULE I

  5. SCHEDULE 2

    Transitory Provisions for the Purposes of Amalgamation Schemes

  6. SCHEDULE 3

    APPEALS

  7. SCHEDULE 4

    Consequential Amendment of Enactments

An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to police forces in Scotland and to the execution of warrants in the border counties of England and Scotland and to repeal certain provisions relating to the police in Scotland which have ceased to have any effect.

[27th July 1967]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act amended by Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 45, SIF 81:2), s. 77(1)

C2Act extended by Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 45, SIF 81:2), s. 85(1)

C3Act applied (6.11.2000) by 1998 c. 32, s. 51, Sch. 3 para. 8(8)(9); S.R. 2000/399, art. 3 (with arts. 4, 5)

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