Introductory text

Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 138(2) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Criminal Law

Made 2025

Coming into force 21st February 2026

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 83(5)(i) and 84(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003^f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 138(2)^f2 of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2003 c. 42. Section 83(5)(i) was inserted by the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 10) (“the 2006 Act”), section 78(2). Section 84(1) was amended by the 2006 Act, section 78(5).
f2: Section 138(2) was relevantly amended by the 2006 Act, section 78(9) and has been modified by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), section 118(2) and the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10), schedule 3, paragraph 5. Section 142(6) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”) provides that for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998, the 2003 Act is to be taken to be a pre-commencement enactment.