Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006

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Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
Act of the Scottish Parliament
Long titleAn Act of the Scottish Parliament to make further provision about the police; to make further provision about public order and safety; to make further provision about criminal justice; and for connected purposes.
Citation2006 asp 10
Dates
Royal assent4 July 2006
Other legislation
Amends
Amended byPolice and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 10) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament. The majority of the Act came into force on 1 April 2007.[1]

Amongst other provisions, the Act changed how non-criminal complaints against the police are handled by setting up the Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland to deal with them.

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