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Details of all major Scottish police forces. The Burgh Police (Scotland) Act of 1833 gave powers to Scottish burghs to establish police forces, if they had not already done so. The Act meant that each burgh did ... © 2012 Police Scotland : public access web site to publicly discuss community issues and petitions Latest crime statistics and crime prevention initiatives from this Scottish force. public access web site to publicly discuss community issues and petitions The first police burghs were created under the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act, 1833 (3 & 4 Wm IV c.46). This act enabled existing royal burghs, burghs of regality, and burghs of barony ... IV c. 76) and the Burghs and Police (Scotland) Act (3 & 4 Will. IV c.46). The Royal Burghs Act provided for the election of magistrates and councillors. Police (Scotland) Act 1967 CHAPTER 77 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I ORGANISATION OF POLICE FORCES Police areas, police authorities and police forces This arrangement derives from the Police (Scotland) Act 1967. The Police authorities. Each force is maintained by a Police authority or joint board. An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to police forces in Scotland and to the execution of warrants in the border counties of England and Scotland and to repeal ... |