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12.—(1) Any criminal offence committed before the relevant day by an office-holder or body mentioned in column 1 of the Table below is, on and after that day, to be regarded for all purposes as if it had been committed by the office-holder or body mentioned in column 2 of the Table and criminal proceedings may be instituted or continued against the office-holder or body accordingly.
Column 1 | Column 2 |
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Chief constable of a police force maintained under the 1967 Act | Chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland |
Police force maintained under the 1967 Act | Police Service of Scotland |
Police authority or joint police board established under the 1967 Act | Scottish Police Authority |
Relevant authority (within the meaning of the 2005 Act)(1) | Scottish Fire and Rescue Service |
Scottish Police Services Authority | Scottish Police Authority |
Director General of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency established and maintained under the 2006 Act(2) | Chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland |
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to any offence committed by an office-holder in a personal capacity.
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