{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sexual-offences-act-2003-notification-requirements-scotland-regulations-2013/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sexual-offences-act-2003-notification-requirements-scotland-regulations-2013/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "sdsi/2013/9780111020609",
  "legislation_title": "The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sexual-offences-act-2003-notification-requirements-scotland-regulations-2013",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "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.\nCriminal Law\nMade 2013\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 85(5)(a), 86 and 138(4)(b) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 138(2) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c.42 (“the 2003 Act”). Section 85(5) was inserted by section 102(2)(c) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13) (“the 2010 Act”). Section 86 was amended by section 102(3) of the 2010 Act. Section 138(4) was inserted by section 102(6)(b) of the 2010 Act. The functions of the Secretary of State, in or as regards Scotland, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 142(6) of the 2003 Act and section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 138(2) has been modified by paragraph 5 of schedule 3 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10) and was relevantly amended by section 102(6)(a) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2013/9780111020609/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:36:08.013821+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}