SCHEDULE 3TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS
Transitional provisions: criminal offences12
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 |
|---|---|
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)275 | 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 Act276 | 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.