The Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2007

Made19th February 2007

Laid before the Scottish Parliament20th February 2007

Coming into force1st April 2007

The Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred by section 102(1) of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 20061, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.

The Road User Charging (Exemption from Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 20042.

In paragraph 2 of the Schedule to the Road User Charging (Exemption from Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 20042, after “police officer” insert “or member of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency”.

The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Specified Persons for Financial Reporting Orders) (Scotland) Order 20063.

(1)

The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Specified Persons for Financial Reporting Orders) (Scotland) Order 20063 is modified as follows.

(2)

In article 1(3), the definitions of “the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency” and “the Director” are revoked.

(3)

In article 2, for paragraph (b) substitute–

“(b)
the Director General of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency.”.

CATHY JAMIESON

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

19th February 2007

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes consequential modifications to subordinate legislation in consequence of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006.

Article 2 amends the Road User Charging (Exemption from Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 to add vehicles driven by members of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency to the descriptions of vehicles exempted from payment of charges under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001.

Article 3 amends the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Specified Persons for Financial Reporting Orders) (Scotland) Order 2006 by replacing the existing reference to the Director of the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency with a reference to the Director General of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency.