The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 6

POLICE

The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008

Made

14th January 2008

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

15th January 2008

Coming into force

6th February 2008

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 113B(2)(b), (5A), (9) and (11)(c), 118(2A)(e) and 119(7) of the Police Act 1997(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

(1)

1997 c. 50 (“the 1997 Act”). Section 113B(5A) was inserted by section 80 of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 14) (“the 2007 Act”). Section 80 of the 2007 Act was commenced on 11th January 2008 by S.S.I. 2007/564. Section 118(2A)(e) was inserted by section 164(3) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15) (“the 2005 Act”). Section 119(7) was inserted by section 165(1)(b) of the 2005 Act. See section 125(1) of the Police Act 1997 for a definition of “prescribed”. By virtue of section 126(3) and (4) of the 1997 Act, as inserted by section 166(2) of the 2005 Act, in the application of Part 5 of the 1997 Act to Scotland references to the Secretary of State must be construed as references to the Scottish Ministers (except in section 118(2A)(d) or 124A(1) and (2) of the 1997 Act).