Police (Scotland) Act 1956
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate with amendments certain enactments relating to police forces in Scotland and to the execution of warrants in the border counties of England and Scotland.
Citation4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 26
Royal assent15 March 1956
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate with amendments certain enactments relating to police forces in Scotland and to the execution of warrants in the border counties of England and Scotland. |
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| Citation | 4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 26 |
| Territorial extent | Scotland[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 15 March 1956 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1957[c] |
| Repealed | 27 October 1967 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Police (Scotland) Act 1967 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Police (Scotland) Act 1956 (4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 26) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Repealed enactments
Section 38(1) of the act repealed 20 enactments, listed in the third schedule to the act.[1]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 & 2 Geo. 4. c. 88 | Rescue Act 1821 | The whole act. |
| 11 Geo. 4 & 1 Will. 4. c. 37 | Criminal Law (Scotland) Act 1830 | Section fifteen. |
| 20 & 21 Vict. c. 72 | Police (Scotland) Act 1857 | The whole act. |
| 21 & 22 Vict. c. 65 | Police (Scotland) Act 1858 | The whole act. |
| 32 & 33 Vict. c. 33 | Judicial Statistics (Scotland) Act 1869 | Section five. |
| 34 & 35 Vict. c. 112 | Prevention of Crimes Act 1871 | Section twelve. |
| 48 & 49 Vict. c. 75 | Prevention of Crimes Amendment Act 1885 | The whole act. |
| 52 & 53 Vict. c. 50 | Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 | Sections thirteen and ninety-seven. |
| 53 & 54 Vict. c. 67 | Police (Scotland) Act 1890 | The whole act. |
| 55 & 56 Vict. c. 55 | Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1892 | Sections seventy-eight to eighty, eighty-two to ninety-eight, four hundred and sixty-nine, four hundred and ninety-four and five hundred and two. |
| 4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 8 | Police (Weekly Rest-Day) (Scotland) Act 1914 | The whole act. |
| 4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 53 | Special Constables (Scotland) Act 1914 | The whole act. |
| 4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 61 | Special Constables Act 1914 | The whole act. |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 46 | Police Act 1919 | Sections three, four and ten. |
| 13 & 14 Geo. 5. c. 11 | Special Constables Act 1923 | Sections one, two and four. In section five the words from "and sections ninety-six" to the end of the section. |
| 19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 25 | Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 | In section three, subsections (3) to (6). In section five, subsection (6). |
| 8 & 9 Geo. 6. c. 11 | Police (His Majesty's Inspectors of Constabulary) Act 1945 | The whole act. |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 26 | Emergency Laws (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946 | The Second Schedule so far as it amends section four of the Special Constables Act 1923. |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 46 | Police Act 1946 | In subsection (2) of section twenty, the words "Except so far as it amends section eleven of the Police (Scotland) Act 1857"; in the Second Schedule, paragraph 5. |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 71 | Police (Scotland) Act 1946 | The whole act. |
Subsequent developments
Section 18(2) of the act was amended by section 1 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1966 (4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 26), which came into force on 21 December 1966.[2]
The whole act, except section 37, was repealed by section 52(1) of, and part I of schedule 5 to, the Police (Scotland) Act 1967, which came into force on 27 October 1967.[3]
Section 37 of the act was repealed by section 52(1) of, and part II of schedule 5 to the Police (Scotland) Act 1967, which came into force on 27 October 1967.[3]
