The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (List A and B Offences) Amendment Regulations 2025

Modification of schedule 2 of the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020

3.—(1) Schedule 2 of the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (list B offences) is modified as follows.

(2) After paragraph 4, insert—

“4A.   Culpable and reckless conduct to danger of life.

4B.   Culpable and reckless discharge of a firearm.”.

(3) Paragraph 9 is repealed.

(4) After paragraph 9, insert—

“9A.   Opening a lockfast place.”.

(5) Paragraph 14 is repealed.

(6) Paragraph 70A(1), and the italic heading immediately preceding it, are repealed.

(7) After paragraph 81, insert—

“81A.   An offence under section 75 of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (offences)(2).”.

(8) In paragraph 86, after sub-paragraph (c), insert—

“(d) section 38 (delivery of bladed products to residential premises etc),

(e) section 39 (delivery of bladed products to persons under 18),

(f) section 42 (delivery of bladed articles to persons under 18).”.

(9) After paragraph 86, insert—

“86A.   An offence under section 21(1) of the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 (prohibition on providing fireworks or pyrotechnic articles to children)(3).”.

(10) Paragraphs 87 to 89, and the italic heading immediately preceding them, are repealed.

(11) In paragraph 94, after sub-paragraph (e), insert—

“(ea) section 4B (intentional harassment, alarm or distress on account of sex)(4),”.

(12) After paragraph 95, insert—

“95A.   An offence under any of the following provisions of the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Act 2024(5)—

(a) section 4(1) (offence of influencing, preventing access or causing harassment etc. in safe access zone),

(b) section 5(1) (offence of influencing, preventing access or causing harassment etc. in area visible or audible from safe access zone).”.

(13) After paragraph 99, insert—

Treason

99A.   An offence under the Treason Act 1351(6).

99B.   An offence under the Treason Act 1708(7).

99C.   An offence under section 2 of the Treason Act 1842(8).”.

(14) After paragraph 101, insert—

“101A.   An offence under section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988 (offence of sending letters etc. with intent to cause distress or anxiety)(9).”.

(15) For paragraph 102, substitute—

“102.   An offence under any of the following provisions of the Postal Services Act 2000(10)—

(a) section 83(1) (interfering with mail: postal operators),

(b) section 85(1) (prohibition on sending certain articles by post).”.

(16) In paragraph 103, sub-paragraph (a) is repealed.

(17) After paragraph 103, insert—

“103A.   An offence under any of the following provisions of the Online Safety Act 2023(11)—

(a) section 179(1) (false communications offence),

(b) section 181(1) (threatening communications offence),

(c) section 183(1) or (8) (offences of sending or showing flashing images electronically).”.

(18) After paragraph 107, insert—

“107A.   An offence of culpable and reckless conduct, the conviction for which indicates that it resulted in any of the following—

(a) injury,

(b) severe injury,

(c) disfigurement (permanent or otherwise).”.

(19) In paragraphs 108 and 109, for “107” substitute “107A”.

(1)

Paragraph 70A was inserted by S.I. 2023/1386.

(2)

2019 asp 7.

(3)

2022 asp 9.

(4)

Section 4B of the Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64) was inserted by section 1 of the Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023 (c. 47).

(5)

2024 asp 10.

(6)

1351 c. 2.

(7)

1708 c. 21.

(8)

1842 c. 51.

(9)

1988 c. 27. Section 1 was amended by section 43 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16), paragraph 90 of schedule 17 of the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), section 32(1) of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), section 189 of the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) and S.I. 2022/500).

(10)

2000 c. 26.

(11)

2023 c. 50.