The Act Schedule 13: Abolition of Royal Parks Constabulary: Supplementary Section 166: Further amendments to Police Act 1997 as it applies to Scotland
434.This section contains amendments to sections 120A and 126 of the Police Act 1997 in relation Scotland. Subsection (1) amends subsection 120A(5) to allow the Scottish Ministers to determine administratively the fees which are payable to police authorities for dealing with requests for information.
435.Subsection (2) amends section 126 by inserting 2 new subsections. New subsection (3) provides for references to the Secretary of State in Part 5 to be construed as references to the Scottish Ministers in the application of the provisions to Scotland. New subsection (4) disapplies subsection (3) in relation to the references to the Secretary of State contained in section 118(2A)(c) (data held by the Secretary of State in connection with keeping records of national insurance numbers) and section 124A(1) and (2) which deal with the notification of decisions about registration by Scottish Ministers to the Secretary of State.