| Administrative History | Banffshire Constabulary was formed in 1840 as a constabulary for the county of Banff by the county's Commissioners of Supply under the Rural Police (Scotland) Act 1839. It was initially administered by a Police Committee made up of the Commissioners of Supply, Lord Lieutenant and Sheriff of Banff County. In 1889 administrative control of the constabulary was transferred to the Banff County Standing Joint Committee, made up equally of County Councillors from Banff County Council and the county's Commissioners of Supply, along with the Sheriff Principal. In 1929 the Standing Joint Committees were abolished and Banff County Council Police Committee supervised the force.
Banffshire Constabulary was abolished in 1949, succeeded by the amalgamated Scottish North East Counties Constabulary (see POL/S).
Banffshire Constabulary absorbed the Macduff Burgh Police in 1870, and the Banff Burgh Police in 1886. |