PART 1Police reform
CHAPTER 1The Scottish Police Authority
4General powers of the Authority
1
The Authority may do anything that it considers appropriate for the purposes of, or in connection with, the carrying out of its functions.
2
The Authority may in particular—
a
enter into contracts,
b
borrow money,
c
acquire and dispose of land and other property,
d
with the authorisation of the Scottish Ministers, purchase compulsorily land, and
e
form or promote (whether alone or with another) companies under the Companies Act 2006 (c.46).
3
The Authority may not exercise the power in subsection (2)(b)or (e) without the consent of the Scottish Ministers.
4
Such consent may be given—
a
with respect to a particular case or a particular class of case,
b
subject to such conditions as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.
5
The power in subsection (2)(c) includes power to accept, on such terms and conditions as the Authority considers appropriate—
a
gifts of money, and
b
gifts or loans of other property.
6
The powers in subsection (2)(c) and (d) to acquire and purchase land include power to acquire a servitude or other right in or over land by the creation of a new right.
7
The Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 (c.42) applies in relation to the compulsory purchase of land under subsection (2)(d) as if—
a
that provision were contained in an Act in force immediately before the commencement of that Act, and
b
the Authority were a local authority.