Police (Scotland) Act 1956

Police (Scotland) Act 1956[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
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
Territorial extent Scotland[b]
Dates
Royal assent15 March 1956
Commencement1 January 1957[c]
Repealed27 October 1967
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Amended by
Repealed byPolice (Scotland) Act 1967
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted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.

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 38(1) of the act repealed 20 enactments, listed in the third schedule to the act.[1]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]

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 41(1). Due to the repeal of the act, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. ↑ Section 41(2).
  3. ↑ Section 41(3). The Police (Scotland) Act, 1956 (Commencement) Order 1956.

References

  1. ↑ "Police (Scotland) Act 1956", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Eliz2/4-5 c. 26
  2. ↑ "Police (Scotland) Act 1966", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1966 c. 52
  3. 1 2 "Police (Scotland) Act 1967", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1967 c. 77

Bibliography

  • John Burke and Clifford Walsh (eds). "Police (Scotland) Act, 1956". Current Law Statutes Annotated 1956. Sweet & Maxwell. Stevens & Sons. London. W Green & Son. Edinburgh. 1956. Chapter 26. Google
  • The Laws of Scotland: Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia. The Law Society of Scotland. Edinburgh. 1995. Volume 16. Paragraphs 1708 at pages 240 and 242.
  • David M Walker. A Legal History of Scotland. LexisNexis UK. 2004. Volume 7 (The Twentieth Century). Page 337.
  • J Bennett Miller. An Outline of Administrative and Local Government Law in Scotland. W Green & Son. 1961. Pages 263 to 265. Google
  • "Summary Jurisdiction: Some Acts of 1956 - I" (1957) 101 The Solicitors' Journal 310 (13 April 1957)
  • (1956) 75 Law Notes 120 (No 5)
  • Halsbury's Laws of England. (The Laws of England). Third Edition. Butterworth & Co (Publishers) Ltd. London. 1959. Volume 30. Pages iv, 128 and 129.
  • The Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1962. Volume 20. Page 165.
  • J Daniel Devlin. Police Procedure, Administration and Organisation. Butterworths. 1966. Pages 35, 59, 110 and 129. Google
  • Ian Oliver. Police, Government and Accountability. Macmillan Press. 1987. Pages 14, 29, 246 and 247.
  • Police: A Social Study. Church Information Office. 1967. Page 79. Google
  • Cowell, Jones and Young (eds). Policing the Riots. Junction Books. 1982. Page 67. Google
  • Robin Evelegh. Peace Keeping in a Democratic Society. McGill-Queen's University Press. 1978. Page 14.


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