Scotland Act 1998
27
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Provision
- 27
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
More details
- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source1 The Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 is amended as follows. 2 Section 2 of that Act (appointment of officers etc.) is omitted. 3 In section 3(1) (prison officers), for the words following “Secretary of State” there is substituted— 1A Every prison shall have a governor and such other officers as may be necessary. 4 In section 3A (medical services)— a in subsection (2), for “appointing” there is substituted “ providing ” and for “appointment” there is substituted “ provision ” , and b in subsection (4), for “appointed” there is substituted “ provided ” .
Source record
Source and verification
Scotland Act 1998 · legislation.gov.uk · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
Check the upstream source for currency, amendments, and official formatting. The recorded status describes this source version.
Open upstream source