Scottish Statutory Instruments
2017 No. 285
Criminal Law
The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Regulations 2017
Made 6th September 2017
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 8th September 2017
Coming into force 9th October 2017

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 87(1)(a) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
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). Section 87(1) is relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2013/119, schedule 1, paragraph 20(2).

Citation, commencement and extent
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 9th October 2017.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Prescribed police stations
2. The Police Service of Scotland police stations listed in schedule 1 are prescribed for the purposes of section 87(1)(a) (method of notification and related matters) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

Revocation
3. The following instruments are revoked—
(a) The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 ; and
S.S.I. 2014/147.
(b) The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 .
S.S.I. 2016/187.
MICHAEL MATHESON
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh

SCHEDULE 1 LIST OF POLICE STATIONS IN SCOTLAND
Regulation 2
List of Police Service of Scotland Police Stations		
Aberdeen Police Station Marischal College Broad Street Aberdeen AB10 1AB	Alloa Police Station Kilncraigs Building Greenside Street Alloa FK10 1EB	Alness Police Station Obsdale Road Alness IV17 0TU
Annan Police Station 29-31 High Street Annan DG12 6AD	Arbroath Police Station 6 Gravesend Arbroath DD11 1HT	Aviemore Police Station Grampian Road Aviemore PH22 1RH
Ayr Police Station 30 Green Street Lane Ayr KA8 8BH	Baird Street Police Station 6 Baird Street Glasgow G4 0EZ	Banchory Police Station 4 High Street Banchory AB31 5RP
Banff Police Station High Shore Banff AB45 1HN	Barrhead Police Station Bank Street Barrhead Glasgow G78 2RA	Benbecula Police Station Balivanich Isle of Benbecula HS7 5LA
Bowmore Police Station Beech Avenue Bowmore Isle of Islay PA43 7HT	Buckie Police Station Moray House East Cathcart Street Buckie AB56 1PJ	Cambuslang Police Station Tabernacle Street Cambuslang G72 8LA Campbeltown Police Station Hazelburn Business Park Millknowe Campbeltown PA28 6HA
Castle Douglas Police Station Academy Street Castle Douglas DG7 1EB	Cathcart Police Station 744 Aikenhead Road Glasgow G42 0NL	Clydebank Police Station 50 Montrose Street Clydebank G81 2QD
Coatbridge Police Station Whittington Street Coatbridge ML5 3AD	Cowdenbeath Police Station Brunton House High Street Cowdenbeath KY4 9QU	Cumbernauld Police Station 1 South Muirhead Road Cumbernauld Glasgow G67 1AX
Cupar Police Station Waterend Road Cupar KY15 5HP	Dalkeith Police Station Newbattle Road Dalkeith EH22 3AX	Dingwall Police Station Bridaig Dingwall IV15 9QH
Dumbarton Police Station Overton Dumbarton G82 3PT	Dumfries (Loreburn Street) Police Station Loreburn Street Dumfries DG1 1HP	Dundee Police Station 4 West Bell Street Dundee DD1 1AD
Dunfermline Police Station 2 Holyrood Place Dunfermline KY12 7PA	Dunoon Police Station 1-3 Argyll Road Dunoon PA23 8ES	Duns Police Station 10 Newtown Street Duns TD11 3DT
East Kilbride Police Station Andrew Street East Kilbride Glasgow G74 1AA	Easterhouse Police Station 1 Bogbain Road Glasgow G34 9LW	Elgin Police Station 31-33 Moray Street Elgin IV30 1JL
Ellon Police Station Bridge Street Ellon AB41 9AX	Falkirk Police Station West Bridge Street Falkirk FK1 5AP	Forres Police Station Victoria Road Forres IV36 3BN
Fort William Police Station Blar Mhor Fort William PH33 7GA	Fraserburgh Police Station 71 -73 Finlayson Street Fraserburgh AB43 9JQ	Galashiels Police Station Bridge Street Galashiels TD1 1SP
Glasgow City Centre Police Station 50 Stewart Street Glasgow G4 0HY	Glasgow West End Police Station 609-613 Dumbarton Road Glasgow G11 6HY	Glenrothes Police Station Detroit Road Glenrothes KY6 2RJ
Govan Police Station 923 Helen Street Glasgow G52 1EE	Grangemouth Police Station 66 Bo'ness Road Grangemouth FK3 8AF	Greenock Police Station 160 Rue End Street Greenock PA15 1HX
Haddington Police Station 39-41 Court Street Haddington EH41 3AE	Hamilton Police Station Campbell Street Hamilton ML3 6AS	Hawick Police Station 1 Howdenbank Hawick TD9 7JU
Helensburgh Police Station East King Street Helensburgh G84 7QL	Inverness Burnett Road Police Station Burnett Road Inverness IV1 1RL	Inverness DHQ Police Station Old Perth Road Inverness IV2 3SY
Inverurie Police Station Blackhall Road Inverurie AB51 3QD	Irvine Police Station 25 Kilwinning Road Irvine KA12 8RR	Keith Police Station Turner Street Keith AB55 5DJ
Kilmarnock Police Station 10 St Marnock Street Kilmarnock KA1 1TJ	Kirkcaldy Police Station St Brycedale Avenue Kirkcaldy KY1 1EU	Kirkintilloch Police Station 45 Southbank Drive Kirkintilloch Glasgow G66 1XR
Kirkwall Police Station Burgh Road Kirkwall KW15 1AH	Lamlash Police Station Lamlash Isle of Arran KA27 8NF	Lanark Police Station 27 Westport Lanark ML11 9HB
Lerwick Police Station Market Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0JN	Levenmouth Police Station Sea Road Methil Leven KY8 3DE	Livingston Police Station West Lothian Civic Centre Howden South Road Livingston EH54 6FF
Lochgilphead Police Station Lochnell Street Lochgilphead PA31 8JJ	Lockerbie Police Station Mains Street Lockerbie DG11 2DQ	London Road Police Station 851 London Road Glasgow G40 3RX
Maryhill Police Station 1380 Maryhill Road Glasgow G20 9TX	Motherwell Police Station 217 Windmillhill Street Motherwell ML1 1RZ	Nairn Police Station 69 King Street Nairn IV12 4BQ
Oban Police Station Albany Street Oban PA34 4AL	Paisley Police Station Mill Street Paisley PA1 1JU	Peebles Police Station Rosetta Road Peebles EH45 8HH
Perth Police Station Barrack Street Perth PH1 5SF	Peterhead Police Station Buchan House St. Peter Street Peterhead AB42 1QF	Portree Police Station Somerled Square Portree IV51 9EH
Rothesay Police Station 58 High Street Rothesay Isle of Bute PA20 9AZ	. . .	Saltcoats Police Station Glencairn Street Saltcoats KA21 5JJ
. . .	St Leonards Police Station 14 St Leonards Street Edinburgh EH8 9QW	Stirling Police Station St. Ninians Road Stirling FK8 2HD
Stonehaven Police Station Dunnottar Avenue Stonehaven AB39 2JD	Stornoway Police Station 18 Church Street Stornoway HS1 2JD	Stranraer Police Station Port Rodie Stranraer DG9 8EG
. . .	Thurso Police Station Olrig Street Thurso KW14 7JA	Tiree Police Station Scarinish Isle of Tiree PA77 6TN
Tobermory Police Station Erray Road Tobermory Isle of Mull PA75 6PS	Wick Police Station Bankhead Wick KW1 5LB	
Words in sch. 1 substituted (2.7.2021) by The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/220), regs. 1, 2(2)(a)
Words in sch. 1 substituted (25.10.2021) by The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/282), regs. 1, 2(2)
Words in sch. 1 substituted (17.4.2023) by The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/39), regs. 1, 2
Words in sch. 1 inserted (7.2.2025) by The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/377), regs. 1, 2(2)(a)
Words in sch. 1 substituted (2.7.2021) by The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/220), regs. 1, 2(2)(b)
Words in sch. 1 omitted (7.2.2025) by virtue of The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/377), regs. 1, 2(2)(b)
Words in sch. 1 omitted (2.7.2021) by virtue of The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/220), regs. 1, 2(2)(c)
Words in sch. 1 omitted (11.3.2024) by virtue of The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/30), regs. 1, 2(2)

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Section 87(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 provides that a sex offender who is subject to the notification requirements in Part 2 of that Act fulfils their requirements by attending any police station which is prescribed for this purpose in regulations.
These Regulations prescribe a list of police stations in Scotland for this purpose.
The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 and the amending instrument are revoked.