SCHEDULE 2MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS

PART 1PRIMARY LEGISLATION

The Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005

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(1)

The Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 is modified as follows.

(2)

In section 1—

(a)

in subsection (1), the words “community justice authorities” are repealed,

(b)

in subsection (2)(b)(i)—

(i)

the words “(or, by virtue of section 8, by a community justice authority)” are repealed,

(ii)

the words “(or a community justice authority)” are repealed.

(3)

In section 11—

(a)

in subsection (2), paragraph (c) is repealed,

(b)

after subsection (3), insert—

“(4)

Publication, for the purposes of subsection (2)(b), must be in such manner as will ensure that the report is likely to come to the attention of the other community justice partners for the area of the local authority.

(5)

The reference in subsection (4) to “the other community justice partners for the area of the local authority” is to the persons—

(a)

who are community justice partners for the area of the local authority, but

(b)

who are not responsible authorities for the area of the local authority.

(6)

The reference in subsection (5)(a) to “community justice partners for the area of the local authority” has the same meaning as in the Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (see section 13(2) of that Act).”.

(4)

Sections 21(9), (11) and (12) are repealed.

(5)

In section 23, the definition of “community justice authority” is repealed.