
1 
These Rules may be cited as the Discontinuance of Legalised Police Cells (Scotland) Rules 2008 and shall come into force on 20th February 2008.
2 
The Legalised Police Cells (Kirkwall) Rules 1954 are revoked.
3 
The Rule made by the Secretary of State under the Prisons (Scotland) Acts 1860 to 1926 dated 16th July 1940 which appointed the four cells on the ground floor and two cells on the upper floor of the building situated in the Burgh of Lerwick and the County of Zetland to be a legal prison for the detention of prisoners before, during or after trial for any period not exceeding 30 days is revoked.
4 
The Rule made by the Secretary of State under the Prisons (Scotland) Acts 1860 to 1926 dated 17th May 1927 which appointed the three cells on the upper flat of the buildings situated in the Burgh of Stornoway in the County of Ross and Cromarty to be a legal prison for the detention of prisoners before, during or after trial for any period not exceeding 30 days is revoked.
5 
The Rule made by the Secretary for Scotland under the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1877 dated 10th November 1893 which appointed the police cells at Thurso in the County of Caithness belonging to the police authority for that county to be a legal prison for the detention of prisoners before, during or after trial for any period not exceeding 3 days is revoked.
6 
The Rule made by the Secretary for Scotland under the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1877 dated 27th April 1893 which appointed the six police cells erected at Lochmaddy in the County of Inverness to be a legal prison for the detention of prisoners before, during or after trial for any period not exceeding 14 days is revoked.
KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
14th January 2008