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Regulation 2 Interpretation

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

In these Regulations–

  • “the 1997 Act” means the Police Act 1997;

  • “the register” means the register maintained by the Scottish Ministers under section 120(1) of the 1997 Act for the purposes of Part V of that Act;

  • “mental disorder” means mental illness (including personality disorder) or mental handicap however caused or manifested.

(2)

A requirement in these Regulations that any notification or representations should be “in writing” is satisfied where (apart from the usual meaning of that expression) the text of it–

(a)

is transmitted by electronic means;

(b)

is received in legible form; and

(c)

is capable of being used for subsequent reference.