(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring various provisions of the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (“the Disclosure Act”) into force on 30 September 2024.
Regulation 2(1) brings the provisions of the Disclosure Act specified in column 1 of the schedule of the Regulations into force on 30 September 2024. The provisions are brought into force to the extent, or for the purposes, stated in column 3 of the schedule.
The Bill for the Disclosure Act received Royal Assent on 14 July 2020. By virtue of section 97(1) of the Disclosure Act, sections 91 (regulations), 92 (ancillary provisions), 94 (individual culpability where organisation commits offence), 95 (meaning of “the PVG Act”), 96 (Crown application), 97 (commencement) and 98 (short title) came into force the day after Royal Assent.