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This Order may be cited as the Scottish Police Services Authority (Police Support Services) (Modification) Order 2007 and comes into force on 1st April 2008.
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(1) Section 3 of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (duty to provide the police support services) is modified as follows.
(2) In subsection (2)–
(a) paragraph (b)(ii) is repealed;
(b) in paragraph (e), after “information” insert “and communications”;
(c) the word “and” following paragraph (e) is repealed; and
(d) after paragraph (f) insert–“
 ; and
(g) the development, provision, procurement, maintenance, management, support and oversight, as appropriate, of information and communications technology systems and equipment for–
(i) police forces; and
(ii) such other persons or organisations as the Authority thinks fit.”.
(3) For subsection (7) substitute–“
(7) In this section, “information and communications technology systems” means systems which utilise a computer, telecommunications, wireless telegraphy, radio or other technology by means of which information or other matter may be recorded or communicated without being reduced to documentary form.”.
KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
13th December 2007