Search Legislation

Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016

Chapter 6 – Previous orders
Section 39 – Repeals of provisions as to previous orders

170.Subsection (1) repeals various sections of the 2003 Act relating to SOPOs and FTOs.

171.Subsection (2) repeals sections 2 to 8 of the 2005 Act, which made provision for RSHOs.

Section 40 – Saving and transitional provision

172.Section 40 makes provision to facilitate the transition between the existing regime of orders (SOPOs, FTOs and RSHOs) and the new regime (SHPOs, SROs).

173.Subsection (2) provides that the repeals made by section 39 of this Act do not apply to an existing order made or applied for before the commencement of the provisions in this Act, or anything done in connection with such orders or applications.

174.However, subsection (3) prevents any variation of existing SOPOs, FTOs, RSHOs that would extend their duration and provides that five years after the new regime of orders comes into force, the provisions in any SOPO, interim SOPO, FTO, RSHO or interim RSHO which continue to have effect will be treated as if they were provisions in a new corresponding order (as defined in subsection (4)).

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Explanatory Notes

Text created by the Scottish Government to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Acts of the Scottish Parliament except those which result from Budget Bills.

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources