2023 No. 39

Criminal Law

The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 87(1)(a) of the Sexual Offences Act 20031 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 and come into force on 17 April 2023.

Amendment of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Regulations 20172

1

The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Regulations 20172 are amended as follows.

2

In schedule 1 (list of police stations in Scotland), for the entry relating to Ayr Police Station, substitute—

Ayr Police Station

30 Green Street Lane

Ayr

KA8 8BH

KEITH BROWNA member of the Scottish GovernmentSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend schedule 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (“the principal Regulations”).

By virtue of section 87(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, relevant offenders must fulfil their notification requirements under the Act by attending any police station which is prescribed for this purpose in Regulations. The principal Regulations prescribe those police stations. These Regulations amend the principal Regulations by substituting the address for Ayr Police Station.