The South Eastern Police (Amalgamation) Amendment (No.2) Scheme Order 1992

Made: 10th March 1992

Laid before Parliament: 11th March 1992

Coming into force: 1st April 1992

NOW THEREFORE the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 19 and 21(1) of the said Act of 1967 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

1

This Order may be cited as the South Eastern Police (Amalgamation) Amendment (No.2) Scheme Order 1992 and shall come into force on 1st April 1992.

2

The South Eastern Police (Amalgamation) Amendment (No.2) Scheme 1992, which is set out in the Schedule to this Order, is hereby approved.

SCHEDULE — THE SOUTH EASTERN POLICE (AMALGAMATION) AMENDMENT (NO.2) SCHEME 1992

Whereas we, Lothian Regional Council and Borders Regional Council, are the police authorities for the police areas comprised in the Lothian and Borders Police Area constituted in terms of the SouthEastern Police (Amalgamation) Scheme 1975 (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Scheme”): AND WHEREAS we, the said Lothian Regional Council and Borders Regional Council, wish to amend the principal Scheme in the manner hereinafter provided: Now THEREFORE in exercise of the powers conferred on us by sections 19 and 21(1) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 and by section 21A(4) of the said Act as inserted by section 146(7) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 we hereby make the following Scheme:

Signed

James Douglas-Hamilton — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office — 10th March 1992

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order confirms the approval of the Secretary of State to the South Eastern Police (Amalgamation) Amendment (No.2) Scheme 1992.

The scheme approved by the Order amends the provisions of the South-Eastern Police (Amalgamation) Scheme 1975, as amended, by providing for the apportionment of costs of the police service between the 2 Regional Councils as from 1 April 1992 according to the actual costs of the service within the area of each constituent authority rather than in proportion to their total adult populations as at present.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1967 c. 77; section 21A was inserted by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), section 146(7).

[^f00002]: S.I. 1975/633; amended by S.I. 1989/66.

[^f00003]: Sections 19 and 21 of the 1967 Act were applied by section 21A(4) of that Act.