
2023 No. 49 (C. 4)
Police
The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2023
Made 21st February 2023
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 23rd February 2023
Coming into force 9th March 2023
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 117(2) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2023 and comes into force on 9 March 2023.
(2) In this Order—
 “the Act” means the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016,
 “the 2012 Act” means the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012.
Appointed day
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9 March 2023 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—
(a) section 113(1) (Police Negotiating Board for Scotland- establishment and functions), but only for the purpose of the insertion of section 55A of the 2012 Act (establishment of the PNBS),
(b) section 113(3) and (4),
(c) schedule 3 (Police Negotiating Board for Scotland),
(d) section 114(1)(b) (consequential and transitional).
KEITH BROWN
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
21st February 2023