Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012

Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 9)

26 (1) The Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 2(1) (risk of sexual harm orders: applications, grounds and effect)—

(a) for “a police force” substitute “the Police Service of Scotland”,

(b) repeal the words from “who” where it first occurs to the word “area” where it second occurs.

(3) In section 4 (RSHOs: variations, renewals and discharges)—

(a) in subsection (2), after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland.”,

(b) in subsection (3)(a)—

(i) repeal the words from “, except” to “above,”,

(ii) for the word “that” where it second occurs substitute “the”,

(c) in subsection (3)(b), for the words “any of the other persons” insert “the other person”.