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(1)The Scottish Ministers must publish a code of practice in connection with—
(a)the use of disclosure information provided to, or
(b)the exercise of any function by,
accredited bodies under this Part.
(2)The Scottish Ministers must, as soon as practicable after publication, lay the code of practice before the Scottish Parliament.
(3)The persons mentioned in subsection (4) must comply with the code of practice.
(4)The persons are—
(a)an accredited body,
(b)the lead signatory of an accredited body,
(c)a countersignatory of an accredited body,
(d)a disclosure information recipient.
(5)An accredited body must take all necessary steps with a view to ensuring the compliance by each disclosure information recipient with the code of practice.
(6)The Scottish Ministers may from time to time publish a revised code of practice, and references in this Part to a code of practice include references to a revised code of practice.
(7)Where an accredited body, its lead signatory or countersignatory or a disclosure information recipient has failed to comply with the code of practice, the Scottish Ministers may impose conditions in relation to the registration of the accredited body.
(8)In this section, “disclosure information recipient” has the meaning given in section 50(6).
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