7 Short title, commencement and extent.

1

This Act may be cited as the Police (Property) Act 1997.

2

This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.

3

In this Act—

a

section 1 extends to England, Wales and Northern Ireland only,

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c

sections 3 to 5 extend to Northern Ireland only, and

d

section 6 extends to Scotland only.