SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12Serious crime prevention orders: power for police to apply in terrorism-related cases

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1

Section 27A (powers to wind up companies etc: Scotland) is amended as follows.

2

After subsection (1) insert—

1A

The chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland may present a petition to the court for the winding up of a company or relevant body, or the dissolution of a partnership, if—

a

the company, relevant body or partnership has been convicted of an offence under section 25 in relation to a serious crime prevention order that was made on the application of the chief constable; and

b

the chief constable considers that it would be in the public interest for the company or (as the case may be) relevant body to be wound up or the partnership to be dissolved.

3

In subsection (3), at the end insert “ or the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland ”.