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Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
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· 2025-06-25
2025-06-25
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
2024-05-01
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
2017-06-15
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
2015-09-22
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
2013-07-09
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
2013-04-01
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
2013-02-15
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
2012-10-01
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
2011-10-01
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
2009-10-01
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
2008-04-01
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
2008-01-11
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
2007-06-12
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
2007-04-01
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
2007-03-31
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
2007-03-01
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
Changes on 2007-03-01
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@
- (a) at the request of the chief constable of a police force, act in support of any activities of that force;
- (b) at the request of any of the bodies mentioned in section 17(b) to (q), act in support of any activities of the body;
- (b) at the request of any of the bodies mentioned in section 2(3)(b) to (p), act in support of any activities of the body;
- (c) enter into other arrangements for co-operating with persons (in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) whom it considers appropriate in connection with the carrying out of any of the functions conferred on the Agency by section 2(2).
@@ -4361,10 +4361,10 @@
> (1) For the purposes of sections 59 and 60, persons appointed as police members of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency in accordance with paragraph 7 of schedule 2 to the 2006 Act shall be treated as members of a police force in Scotland, and references in section 59 to police service shall be construed accordingly.
> (2) The reference in section 59(2) to regulations made in accordance with section 26(2A) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 shall—
> (a) in the case of police members of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, be construed as a reference to regulations made in accordance with either of—
> (i) section 23(2)(a) of the 2006 Act, and
> (i) section 23(2)(g) of the 2006 Act, and
> (ii) section 26(2A) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 as applied to police members of that Agency by virtue of paragraph 9(1) of schedule 2 to the 2006 Act
> (b) in the case of persons engaged on relevant service within paragraph (bd) of section 38A(1) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (temporary service with the Scottish Police Services Authority), be construed as a reference to regulations made in accordance with section 26(2A) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 as applied to such persons by virtue of paragraph 10(10) of schedule 1 to the 2006 Act.
> (3) The reference in section 60(3) to regulations under section 26 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 shall—
> (3) The reference in section 60(2)(e) to regulations under section 26 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 shall—
> (a) in the case of police members of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, be construed as a reference to regulations under either of—
> (i) section 23 of the 2006 Act, and
> (ii) section 26 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 as applied to police members of that Agency by virtue of paragraph 9(1) of schedule 2 to the 2006 Act
@@ -4780,13 +4780,13 @@
In the Schedule to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Prescription of Offices, Ranks and Positions) (Scotland) Order 2000, for “The Operational and Intelligence Group of the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency” there is substituted “ “The Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency ”.
#### Establishment of the Scottish Police Services Authority
#### Strategic priorities of the Authority
#### Scottish Ministers' power to modify section 17
#### Making of order on conviction of a football-related offence
#### Duty to establish and maintain the Agency
#### Objectives of the Authority
#### Disclosure of information by the Agency
#### Making of order on application to the sheriff
#### Powers and duties of local authorities
@@ -4798,11 +4798,11 @@
#### Sale of knives and articles with blade or point to young persons
#### Possession of prohibited fireworks: powers of search and arrest
#### Powers to take data and samples from persons subject to notification requirements
#### Sex offender notification requirements
#### Information about release: power to require giving of specified information
#### Police powers of entry to and examination of relevant offender's home address
#### Power to require giving of certain information in addition to name and address
@@ -4812,9 +4812,9 @@
#### Testing of arrested persons for Class A drugs
#### Assessment following positive test under section 20A of the 1995 Act
#### Meanings of “the 1967 Act”, “the 1995 Act” and “the 2003 Act”
#### Requirements under section 85: supplementary
#### Equal opportunities
### Interpretation
@@ -4940,6 +4940,8 @@
[^c21042661]: [S. 16](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/section/16) wholly in force at 1.4.2007; [s. 16](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/section/16) not in force at Royal Assent see [s. 104](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/section/104); [s. 16(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/section/16/1) in force at 1.1.2007 by [S.S.I. 2006/607](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/607), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/607/article/3), [Sch](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/607/schedule); [s. 16](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/section/16) in force so far as not already in force at 1.4.2007 by [S.S.I. 2007/84](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/84), [art. 3(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/84/article/3/3)
[^c21043341]: Words in [s. 17(1)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/section/17/1/b) substituted (31.3.2007) by [The Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (Modification of Agency's Powers and Incidental Provision) Order 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/260)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/260), [art. 2(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/260/article/2/2)
[^c21042671]: [S. 35](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/section/35) wholly in force at 1.4.2007; [s. 35](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/section/35) not in force at Royal Assent see [s. 104](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/section/104); [s. 35](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/section/35) in force at 1.1.2007 for specific purposes by [S.S.I. 2006/607](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/607), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/607/article/3), [Sch](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/607/schedule); [s. 35](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/section/35) in force so far as not already in force at 1.4.2007 by [S.S.I. 2007/84](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/84), [art. 3(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/84/article/3/3)
[^c21042681]: [S. 36](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/section/36) wholly in force at 1.4.2007; [s. 36](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/section/36) not in force at Royal Assent see [s. 104](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/section/104); [s. 36](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/section/36) in force at 1.1.2007 for specific purposes by [S.S.I. 2006/607](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/607), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/607/article/3), [Sch](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/607/schedule); [s. 36](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/section/36) in force so far as not already in force at 1.4.2007 by [S.S.I. 2007/84](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/84), [art. 3(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/84/article/3/3)
@@ -4977,3 +4979,7 @@
[^c21043221]: [Sch. 6 para. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/schedule/6/paragraph/1) wholly in force at 1.4.2007; [Sch. 6 para. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/schedule/6/paragraph/1) not in force at Royal Assent see [s. 104](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/section/104); [Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(2)(4)(a)(5)(a)(c)(d)(8)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/schedule/6/paragraph/1/1/2/4/a/5/a/c/d/8) in force at 1.9.2006 by [S.S.I. 2006/432](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/432), [art. 2(h)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/432/article/2/h); [Sch. 6 para. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/schedule/6/paragraph/1) in force at 1.4.2007 insofar as not already in force by [S.S.I. 2007/48](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/48) {art. 3(3)} (with art. 4)
[^c21043231]: [Sch. 6 para. 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/schedule/6/paragraph/5) wholly in force at 1.4.2007; [Sch. 6 para. 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/schedule/6/paragraph/5) not in force at Royal Assent see [s. 104](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/section/104); [Sch. 6 para. 5(4)(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/schedule/6/paragraph/5/4/5) in force at 1.1.2007 by [S.S.I. 2006/607](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/607), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/607/article/3), [Sch](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/607/schedule); [Sch. 6 para. 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/schedule/6/paragraph/5) in force at 1.4.2007 insofar as not already in force by [S.S.I. 2007/84](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/84), [art. 3(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/84/article/3/3)
[^c21043371]: Words in [Sch. 6 para. 5(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/schedule/6/paragraph/5/2) (in the inserted s. 60[A of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/16)) substituted (31.3.2007) by [The Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (Modification of Agency's Powers and Incidental Provision) Order 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/260)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/260), [art. 2(3)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/260/article/2/3/a)
[^c21043401]: Words in [Sch. 6 para. 5(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/schedule/6/paragraph/5/2) (in the inserted s. 60[A of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/16)) substituted (31.3.2007) by [The Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (Modification of Agency's Powers and Incidental Provision) Order 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/260)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/260), [art. 2(3)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/260/article/2/3/b)
2007-02-25
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
2007-01-01
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
2006-09-01
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
2006-07-04
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 — vers
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