55Abolition of requirement for constable to chargeS
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Any rule of law that requires a constable to charge a person with an offence in particular circumstances is abolished.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 55 applied (with modifications) (25.1.2018) by The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Application and Modification of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016) Order 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/465), arts. 1-4
Commencement Information
I1S. 55 in force at 25.1.2018 by S.S.I. 2017/345, art. 3, sch. (with art. 4)