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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 13

Prisons

The Discontinuance of Aberdeen and Peterhead Prisons (Scotland) Order 2014

Made

15th January 2014

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

17th January 2014

Coming into force

26th February 2014

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 37(1) of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Discontinuance of Aberdeen and Peterhead Prisons (Scotland) Order 2014 and comes into force on 26th February 2014.

Discontinuance of Prisons

2.  Aberdeen Prison and Peterhead Prison are discontinued.

KENNY MACASKILL

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

15th January 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the discontinuance of Aberdeen Prison and Peterhead Prison on the day on which the Order comes into force.

(1)

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).