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Scottish Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 13
Prisons
The Discontinuance of Aberdeen and Peterhead Prisons (Scotland) Order 2014
Made
15th January 2014
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
17th January 2014
Coming into force
26th February 2014
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 37(1) of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Discontinuance of Aberdeen and Peterhead Prisons (Scotland) Order 2014 and comes into force on 26th February 2014.
Discontinuance of Prisons
2. Aberdeen Prison and Peterhead Prison are discontinued.
KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
15th January 2014
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the discontinuance of Aberdeen Prison and Peterhead Prison on the day on which the Order comes into force.
1989 c.45. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).