LegalizeThe Discontinuance of Cornton Vale Prison (Scotland) Order 2023
Made: 25th April 2023
Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 27th April 2023
Coming into force: 6th June 2023
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 37(1) of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989[^f00001] and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Discontinuance of Cornton Vale Prison (Scotland) Order 2023 and comes into force on 6 June 2023.
Discontinuance of Cornton Vale Prison
2
Cornton Vale Prison is discontinued.
Signed
ANGELA CONSTANCE — A member of the Scottish Government — 25th April 2023
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order provides for the discontinuance of Cornton Vale Prison on the day on which the Order comes into force.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1989 c. 45. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
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