Search Legislation

Advanced Search

Crime and Security Act 2010

Territorial application: Scotland

18.The Scottish Parliament’s consent was sought for the provisions in the Act that triggered the Sewel Convention (by way of a Legislative Consent Motion passed on 11 February 2010). These provisions relate to the requirement for businesses to be licensed by the Security Industry Authority. The Sewel Convention provides that Westminster will not normally legislate with regard to devolved matters in Scotland without the consent of the Scottish Parliament.

19.The provisions of the Act that relate to the retention, destruction and use of relevant physical data held under the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (section 16), the Terrorism Act 2000 and the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (sections 18, 20 and 21) and on air weapons (section 46), and compensation for victims of overseas terrorism (sections 47 to 54) extend to Scotland and relate to reserved matters.

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Explanatory Notes

Text created by the government department responsible for the subject matter of the Act to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Public Acts except Appropriation, Consolidated Fund, Finance and Consolidation Acts.

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources
Close

Impact Assessments

Impact Assessments generally accompany all UK Government interventions of a regulatory nature that affect the private sector, civil society organisations and public services. They apply regardless of whether the regulation originates from a domestic or international source and can accompany primary (Acts etc) and secondary legislation (SIs). An Impact Assessment allows those with an interest in the policy area to understand:

  • Why the government is proposing to intervene;
  • The main options the government is considering, and which one is preferred;
  • How and to what extent new policies may impact on them; and,
  • The estimated costs and benefits of proposed measures.