SCHEDULE 1MODIFICATIONS RELATING TO POLICE
PART 1Modification of Acts
Sexual Offences Act 2003
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1
The Sexual Offences Act 200340 is modified as follows.
2
In section 87(1)(a) (method of notification and related matters)41 omit “in his local police area”.
3
In section 88 (section 87: interpretation)42 omit subsection (3).
4
In section 88C(8) (review of the indefinite notification requirements: procedure and grounds)43, for “police force” to “resides” substitute “Police Service of Scotland”.
5
In section 89(5) (young offenders: parental directions)—
a
for “a chief constable” substitute “the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland”; and
b
omit “within” to “force”.
6
In section 90(2)(parental directions: variations, renewals and discharges), for paragraph (e) substitute—
e
in Scotland—
i
where the appropriate court is a civil court, the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland; and
ii
in any other case, the prosecutor;
7
In section 96A (police powers of entry to and examination of relevant offender’s home address)44—
a
in subsection (1)—
i
omit the first “of the relevant force”; and
ii
for the second “relevant force” substitute “Police Service of Scotland”;
b
in subsection (2)(d), for “relevant force” substitute “Police Service of Scotland”; and
c
in subsection (11)—
i
omit the definition of “the relevant force”; and
ii
in the definition of “senior police officer”, after “constable” insert “of the Police Service of Scotland”.
8
In section 103(1) (sections 97 to 100: Scotland)—
a
in paragraph (a), for the second “a” to “force” substitute “the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland and to Scotland”; and
b
in paragraph (c) omit “within” to “force”.
9
In section 105(1) (SOPOs: further provision as respects Scotland)45—
a
for “A chief constable” substitute “The chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland”; and
b
for “the area of his police force” substitute “Scotland”.
10
In section 112(1)(c) (sections 104 and 106 to 109: Scotland)46, for the second “a” to “force” substitute “the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland and to Scotland”.
11
In section 121(1)(a) (sections 114 to 118: Scotland), for the second “a” to “force” substitute “the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland and to Scotland”.