Scottish Statutory Instruments
Police
Made
2nd May 2023
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
4th May 2023
Coming into force
17th August 2023
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 117(2) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016(1).
1. This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2023 and comes into force on 17 August 2023.
2. 17 August 2023 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016—
(a)section 113(1) (Police Negotiating Board for Scotland - establishment and functions), so far as not already in force,
(b)section 113(2),
(c)section 114(1)(a) and (2) (consequential and transitional).
ANGELA CONSTANCE
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
2nd May 2023
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 17 August 2023 the remainder of those provisions of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”) that relate to the Police Negotiating Board for Scotland (“PNBS”). It commences those provisions which confer functions on PNBS, lists PNBS as a Scottish public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 13) and brings into force the transitional provisions contained in section 114(2) of the 2016 Act.
The Bill for the 2016 Act received Royal Assent on 13 January 2016. Sections 71, 73 to 77 and 115 to 118 came into force the following day.
(This note is not part of the Order)
| Provision | Date of commencement | Instrument no. |
|---|---|---|
| Sections 1 to 41 | 25 January 2018 | S.S.I. 2017/345 |
| Section 42 | 10 January 2020 | S.S.I. 2019/363 |
| Sections 43 to 59 | 25 January 2018 | S.S.I. 2017/345 |
| Sections 60 to 64 | 17 January 2017 | S.S.I. 2016/426 |
| Sections 65 to 69 | 11 May 2017 | S.S.I. 2017/99 |
| Section 72 | 11 May 2017 | S.S.I. 2017/99 |
| Section 78 | 17 January 2017 | S.S.I. 2016/426 |
| Sections 79, 80 and 81(1), (2) and (5) | 29 May 2017 | S.S.I. 2017/99 |
| Section 81(3) and (4) | 31 July 2017 | S.S.I. 2017/99 |
| Section 81(6) and (7) | 28 August 2017 | S.S.I. 2017/99 |
| Sections 82 and 83 | 17 January 2017 | S.S.I. 2016/426 |
| Section 84 | 10 March 2016 | S.S.I. 2016/95 |
| Sections 87 to 96 | 17 January 2017 | S.S.I. 2016/426 |
| Section 97 | 25 January 2018 | S.S.I. 2017/345 |
| Sections 98 to 101 | 17 January 2017 | S.S.I. 2016/426 |
| Sections 102 and 103 | 10 January 2020 | S.S.I. 2019/363 |
| Sections 104 to 106 | 17 January 2017 | S.S.I. 2016/426 |
| Section 109 | 25 January 2018 | S.S.I. 2017/345 |
| Section 110(1) and (2)(b) | 25 January 2018 | S.S.I. 2017/345 |
| Sections 110(2)(a) and 111(1) | 17 January 2017 | S.S.I. 2016/426 |
| Section 112 | 1 July 2016 | S.S.I. 2016/199 |
| Section 113(1) for the purpose of insertion of section 55A of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8) | 9 March 2023 | S.S.I. 2023/49 |
| Section 113(3) and (4) | 9 March 2023 | S.S.I. 2023/49 |
| Section 114(1)(b) | 9 March 2023 | S.S.I. 2023/49 |
| Schedule 1 | 25 January 2018 | S.S.I. 2017/345 |
| Schedule 2 | 25 January 2018 | S.S.I. 2017/345 |
| Schedule 3 | 9 March 2023 | S.S.I. 2023/49 |