SCHEDULE 1
Article 4
MODIFICATIONS RELATING TO POLICE
PART 1
Modification of Acts
1.—(1) The Dogs Act 190610is modified as follows.
(2) In section 3 (seizure of stray dogs)11—
(a)
(a) in subsection (6)—
(i) for the first “The” to the first “area” substitute “The chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland”; and
(ii) omit “in that area”; and
(b)
(b) in subsection (9)—
(i) for the first and third “police” substitute “Police Service of Scotland”;
(ii) for “out of the police fund” substitute “by the Scottish Police Authority”; and
(iii) for “account of the police fund” substitute “Scottish Police Authority”.
(3) In section 8 (application of Act to Scotland)12, for “Police (Scotland) Act 1967” substitute “Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012”.
Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911
2. In section 26(3)(c) of the Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911 (supplementary provisions and restrictions)13, omit “, police,” and “or police burgh”.
Land Settlement (Scotland) Act 1919
3. In section 15 of the Land Settlement (Scotland) Act 1919 (as to land within burgh in crofting counties)14, omit “or police” and “or police burgh”.
Children and Young Persons Act 1933
4. In section 107(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (interpretation)15, in the definition of “Chief officer of police” for “has” to “1967” substitute “means the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland”.
5. In section 18(1) of the Theatres Act 1968 (interpretation)16, for the definition of “police officer” substitute—
““police officer” means a constable of the Police Service of Scotland;”.
Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970
6. In section 21(8A) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 (badges for display on motor vehicles used by disabled persons)17, for the second “the” to “(c.77)” substitute “section 99(1) of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8)”.
Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980
7. In section 2(1) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (duty of authorities to publish information)18omit paragraphs (j) and (k).
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
8. In section 11A of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (snares: training, identification numbers, tags etc.)19—
(a) in subsection (3), for the third “a” substitute “the”;
(b) in subsection (4)—
(i) at the beginning, for “A” substitute “The”; and
(ii) in paragraph (a), omit from the second “in” to “area”;
(c) omit subsection (7);
(d) in subsection (8)—
(i) in paragraph (b), for “a” substitute “the”; and
(ii) in paragraph (f), for “chief constables” substitute “the chief constable”; and
(e) in subsection (9)—
(i) for the definition of “chief constable” substitute—
““chief constable” means the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland”; and
(ii) omit the definition of “chief constable’s police area”.
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
9.—(1) The Road Traffic Regulation Act 198420is modified as follows.
(2) In section 95 (appointment of traffic wardens)21, for subsection (2) substitute—
“2 Police staff appointed under section 26 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 and employed by the Scottish Police Authority may be designated by the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland to discharge any such functions as are mentioned in subsection (1) above.”.
(3) In sections 102(7) (charges for removal, storage and disposal of vehicles)22and 104(11) (immobilisation of vehicles illegally parked)23, after “fund” insert “or, in Scotland, to the Scottish Police Authority”.
10.—(1) The Housing (Scotland) Act 198724is modified as follows.
(2) In section 69A(1)(a) (power to refuse to sell houses required for police purposes)25, for the first “a” to “(c.77)” substitute “the Scottish Police Authority as landlord in relation to a house which it holds for the purposes of maintaining the Police Service of Scotland”.
(3) In section 82 (interpretation of Part III)26, in the definition of “police authority”, for the first “a” to “section 19” substitute “the Scottish Police Authority established by section 1 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8)”.
11.—(1) The Housing (Scotland) Act 198827is modified as follows.
(2) In section 43(3)(a) (removal of special regimes for tenancies of housing associations etc.)28omit sub-paragraph (vi) and the “or” immediately preceding it.
(3) In section 45(4) (transfer of existing tenancies)29omit paragraph (f) and the “or” immediately following it.
Tay Road Bridge Order Confirmation Act 1991
12. For section 24 of the Schedule to the Tay Road Bridge Order Confirmation Act 1991 (policing, etc. of bridge.)30substitute—
“24.—(1) In consideration of the watching and policing of the bridge being undertaken by the Police Service of Scotland, the Joint Board shall pay to the Scottish Police Authority annually such sum as may be agreed between the Scottish Police Authority and the Joint Board as representing the reasonable costs incurred by the Police Service of Scotland in policing and watching the bridge.
(2) In the event of any difference arising between the Scottish Police Authority and the Joint Board in any year as to the amount of the payment to be made to the Scottish Police Authority by the Joint Board, such difference shall be referred to the decision of an arbiter appointed by the President for the time being of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and the decision of such arbiter shall be final.”.
13. In paragraph 2(6) of Schedule 3 to the Road Traffic Act 1991 (special parking areas)31, for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a)
“(a) the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland;”.
Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992
14. In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (tribunals under supervision of Scottish Committee)32—
(a) in paragraph 57(c) (pensions), for “a” to “(c.77)” substitute “the Police Service of Scotland within the meaning given by section 99(1) of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8)”; and
(b) in paragraph 57A (police), for “Schedule” to “(c.77)”, substitute “schedule 3 to the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8)”.
15. In section 53(3) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (provision of information to the Principal Reporter)33, for “(b)” to “1967” substitute “(d) of section 20(1) of the Police and Fire Reform...
