Scottish Statutory Instruments
2016 No. 147
Rehabilitation Of Offenders
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2016
Made
8th March 2016
Coming into force
1st July 2016
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4(4), 7(4) and 10(1) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 10(2) of that Act(2), a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.
1974 c.53. The functions of the Secretary of State, in or as regards Scotland, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) and the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/415).
Section 10(2) has been modified by paragraph 5 of schedule 3 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).