Scottish Statutory Instruments
Criminal Law
Made
16th February 2012
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
20th February 2012
Coming into force
2nd April 2012
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 87(1)(a) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 and come into force on 2nd April 2012.
2.—(1) The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Regulations 2008(2) are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 1—
(a)for the entry relating to Annan Police Station, substitute—
“Annan Police Station
29-31 High Street
Annan
DG12 6AD”;
(b)for the entry relating to Livingston Police Station, substitute—
“Livingston Police Station
West Lothian Civic Centre
Howden Street South
Livingston
EH54 6FF”;
(c)for the entry relating to Campbeltown Police Station, substitute—
“Campbeltown Police Station
Hazelburn Business Park
Campbeltown
PA28 6HA”; and
(d)after the entry relating to Saltcoats Police Station in the Strathclyde police area, insert—
“London Road Police Station
851 London Road
Glasgow
G40 3RX;
Easterhouse Police Station
1 Bogbain Road
Easterhouse
Glasgow
G34 9DU”.
KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
16th February 2012
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend Schedule 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 (“the principal Regulations”).
By virtue of section 87(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 relevant offenders must fulfil their notification requirements under that Act by attending any police station in their local police area which is prescribed for this purpose in regulations. The principal Regulations prescribed those police stations. These Regulations amend the principal Regulations by amending the address of Annan Police Station, Livingstone Police Station and Campbeltown Police Station. London Road Police Station and Easterhouse Police Station are added as prescribed police stations for the Strathclyde Police area.
2003 c.42. The functions of the Secretary of State were, so far as exercisable within devolved competence, transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 142(6) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).