Explanatory Notes

Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004

2004 asp 8

26 July 2004

Commentary on Sections

Part 9 – Parenting Orders

Section 104 – Notification of making of order

231.Section 104 provides for the arrangements for notification of the making of an order to the parent. The order can either be given to the parent or sent to them by registered post or recorded delivery.

232.Subsection (2) provides that an acknowledgement or certificate of posting issued by the postal operator shall be sufficient proof of the proper delivery of the order.

233.Subsection (3) provides that ‘postal operator’ in this context means a person who provides the service of conveying postal packets from one place to another by post or any of the incidental services of receiving, collecting, sorting and delivering such packets.