# The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007

S.S.I. 2007/112 · made 22 February 2007

These Regulations amend the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Regulation 7 of those Regulations prescribes records of convictions held for the use of police forces generally as central records.

Made under: Police Act 1997 (Section 112, Section 113A)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997-criminal-records-scotland-amendment-regulations-2007/pdf/ssi_20070112_en.pdf; Executive Note https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997-criminal-records-scotland-amendment-regulations-2007/pdf/ssien_20070112_en.pdf

## Introductory text

POLICE
Made 22nd February 2007
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 26th February 2007
Coming into force 1st April 2007
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 112(3) and 113A(6) of the Police Act 1997, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, make the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland and, in so far as regulation 2 extends beyond Scotland, it does so only as a matter of Scots law.

## 2 Amendment of the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Regulations 2006

(1) Regulation 7 of the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (central records: prescribed details) is amended as follows.
(2) In each of paragraphs (1)(a) and (2)(a), for “Scottish Criminal Record Office” substitute “Scottish Police Services Authority”.
(3) In each of paragraphs (1)(b) and (2)(b)–
(i) for “index” substitute “database”; and
(ii) for “Police Information Technology Organisation” substitute “National Policing Improvement Agency”.

## Signature

CATHY JAMIESON
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
22nd February 2007

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Regulation 7 of those Regulations prescribes records of convictions held for the use of police forces generally as central records.
The amendments replace references to the Scottish Criminal Record Office with references to the Scottish Police Services Authority, and references to the names index which has been held by the Police Information Technology Organisation with references to the names database to be held by the National Policing Improvement Agency.

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