
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Police Act 1996 (Scotland) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 21st August 1996.
(2) This Order shall extend to Scotland only.
2 
For the purposes of paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 8 to the Police Act 1996, the Secretary of State hereby appoints 22nd August 1996 as the day when the provisions of the Police Act 1996 mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 11 of Schedule 8 to that Act shall cease to have effect subject to the modifications set out in that sub-paragraph.
James Douglas-Hamilton
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
11th August 1996