2009 No. 216
POLICE

The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2009

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 112(1)(b), 113A(1)(b), 113B(1)(b), 114(1)(b) and 116(1)(b) of the Police Act 19971 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 1st August 2009.

Amendment of the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Regulations 20062.

(1)

The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Regulations 20062 are amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2)

In regulation 4(1) (fees for criminal conviction certificates, criminal record certificates and enhanced criminal record certificates) for “£20” substitute “£23”.

ADAM INGRAM
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (“the principal Regulations”). The principal Regulations make detailed provision in relation to applications for criminal conviction certificates, criminal record certificates and enhanced criminal record certificates under Part 5 of the Police Act 1997.

Regulation 2 amends regulation 4(1) of the principal Regulations to provide for an increase in the fee payable in relation to an application for the issue of a criminal conviction certificate, a criminal record certificate or an enhanced criminal record certificate from £20 to £23.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies can be obtained from the Scottish Government Children, Young People and Social Care Directorate, 1 Pacific Quay, Glasgow, G51 1DZ.