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Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989
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14 Legalised police cells.S
(1)The Secretary of State, on the application of [F1the Scottish Police Authority], may from time to time by rules under [F2section 39 of] this Act declare that any police cells or other premises in the possession of the [F3Scottish Police Authority] shall be a legal prison for the detention of prisoners before, during or after trial for any period not exceeding 30 days. Any such police cells or other premises are hereinafter referred to as legalised police cells.
(2)Any person charged with or convicted of any crime or offence committed within [F4the area of a council]who might have been lawfully confined in a prison situated therein may be lawfully confined in any legalised police cells situated in that F5. . . area for such period as aforesaid.
(3)The maintenance of prisoners confined in any legalised police cells shall be deemed to be the maintenance of prisoners under this Act:
Provided that the [F6Scottish Police Authority] shall not be entitled to any payment for the use of the legalised police cells or for services rendered by any of their officers in connection with the detention or removal of the prisoners so confined.
(4)The [F7Scottish Police Authority ], notwithstanding anything in this section, shall at all times have a prior claim to the uninterrupted use of any legalised police cells F8....
(5)For the purposes of this section the [F9Scottish Police Authority] and all persons in their employment shall be subject to the provisions of this Act and any rules made thereunder.
(6)It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to make any arrangements required for the removal of any prisoners confined in legalised police cells in the [F10areas of the councils for Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands].
F11(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(8)For the purposes of [F12section] 39 of this Act, legalised police cells shall be deemed to be prisons.
[F13(9) In this section, “ council ” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. ]
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F1Words in s. 14(1) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 8(a)(i); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F2Words in s. 14(1) inserted (18.8.1993) by 1993 c. 9, s. 47(1), Sch. 5 para. 6(3) (with s. 47(2), Sch. 6 paras. 1, 2); S.I. 1993/2050, art. 3(2), Sch. 1.
F3Words in s. 14(1) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 8(a)(ii); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F4Words in s. 14(2)(5) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 162(1)(3)(a)(i)(b); S.I. 1995/3326, art. 3(a)(b)
F5Words in s. 14(2) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1)(2), Sch. 13 para. 162(1)(3)(a)(ii), Sch. 14; S.I. 1995/3326, art. 3(a)(b)
F6Words in s. 14(3) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 8(b); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F7Words in s. 14(4) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 8(c); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F8Words in s. 14(4) repealed (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 1; S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F9Words in s. 14(5) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 8(d); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F10Words in s. 14(6) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 162(1)(3)(c); S.I. 1995/3326, art. 3(a)(b)
F11S. 14(7) repealed (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 1; S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F12Word in s. 14(8) substituted (31.8.2015) by The Public Services Reform (Inspection and Monitoring of Prisons) (Scotland) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/39), arts. 1, 2(6) (with art. 5)
F13S. 14(9) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 162(1)(3)(e); S.I. 1995/3326, art. 3(a)(b)
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