The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013

Offences: extension for other police forces

10.—(1) Sections 90 and 91 of the 2012 Act apply in relation to the following persons as they apply in relation to a person acting as a constable of the Police Service of Scotland—

(a) a member of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary who—

(i) is exercising any of the powers and privileges conferred on that member by section 56 of the Energy Act 2004(1); or

(ii) is otherwise performing duties under the direction and control of the chief constable of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary or as an employee of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority;

(b) a member of the Ministry of Defence Police who—

(i) is exercising any of the powers and privileges conferred on that member by section 2 of the 1987 Act(2);

(ii) is otherwise performing duties under the direction and control of the chief constable of the Ministry of Defence Police; or

(iii) is exercising any of the powers and privileges conferred on that member by section 2A(2)(b) of the 1987 Act.

(2) Section 92 of the 2012 Act has effect in relation to the Civil Nuclear Constabulary as if—

(a) references in that section to a constable included references to a member of that Constabulary;

(b) references in that section to police uniform included references to the uniform of that Constabulary; and

(c) references in that section to acting without the permission of the Scottish Police Authority were omitted.

(1)

2004 c.20.

(2)

Section 2 has been modified by the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (c.24), section 98 and Schedule 8, Part 6, the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c.20), Schedule 5, paragraph 4, the Energy Act 2004 (c.20), Schedule 14, paragraph 5 and Schedule 23, the Serious Crime Act 2007 (c.27), section 63 and Schedule 6, paragraph 14 and the Bribery Act 2010 (c.23), Schedule 1, paragraph 1.