# The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 5, Saving and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025, Regulation 2: Interpretation

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(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1997 Act” means the Police Act 1997,
“criminal conviction certificate” has the same meaning as in Part 5 of the 1997 Act,
“criminal record certificate” has the same meaning as in Part 5 of the 1997 Act,
“Disclosure Act” means the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020,
“enhanced criminal record certificate” has the same meaning as in Part 5 of the 1997 Act,
“original certificate application” means an application for the certificate mentioned in section 116ZB(1) of the 1997 Act,
“original scheme record request” means a request for disclosure of a scheme record under section 52 of the PVG Act,
“PVG Act” means the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007,
“relevant date” means 1 April 2025,
“scheme record” means a document disclosed by the Scottish Ministers under section 52 of the PVG Act which—
(a)sets out the type of regulated work (with children or adults) in relation to which the individual is a scheme member,
(b)confirms that the scheme member is not barred from doing that work,
(c)states if the Scottish Ministers are considering whether to list the scheme member, and
(d)contains vetting information about the scheme member which the Scottish Ministers discovered as a result of enquiries or arrangements made under section 47 of the PVG Act,
“scheme member” has the meaning given by section 45(2) of the PVG Act,
“short scheme record” means a document disclosed by the Scottish Ministers under section 53 of the PVG Act which—
(a)sets out the type of regulated work (with children or adults) in relation to which the individual is a scheme member,
(b)confirms that the scheme member is not barred from doing that work,
(c)states if the Scottish Ministers are considering whether to list the scheme member, and
(d)states that no vetting information is included in the scheme member’s scheme record.
(2) Any words or expressions to which meanings are assigned by Part 1 of the Disclosure Act shall, for the purposes of these Regulations, have the same meanings as in that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2025/27/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/disclosure-scotland-act-2020-commencement-no-5-saving-and-transitional-provision-regulations-2025/regulation-2
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