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Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012, Section 86 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 26 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

86Provision of police servicesS

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(1)The Authority may authorise the chief constable to make arrangements, at the request of any person, to provide and charge for police services.

(2)An authorisation under subsection (1) may be of a general or specific nature and may, in particular, set out a scale by reference to which charges for police services are to be made.

(3)Any such charges may include amounts calculated by reference to expenditure which is incurred, or expected to be incurred, otherwise than directly in connection with the provision of the police services concerned.

(4)The Authority, when making such an authorisation, must comply with any code about charging for police services issued by the Scottish Ministers.

(5)Any such code—

(a)may be of a general or specific nature,

(b)may be varied or revoked at any time.

(6)The chief constable must ensure that all sums received by way of charges for police services are paid to the Authority.

(7)Nothing in this section permits the making of any charge for police services which exceeds the cost of providing those services.

(8)Except in so far as authorised or required by any other enactment or rule of law, the chief constable may not make charges in respect of the carrying out of police functions otherwise than in accordance with an authorisation under subsection (1).

(9)In this Part, “police services” means services in connection with the maintenance of order, or the protection of persons or property from harm, which are provided on or in relation to land owned or occupied by the person who requests those services.

Commencement Information

I1S. 86 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2

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