# The Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003 Determination Regulations 2004, Paragraph 2: Acknowledgement and recording of a reference


(1) Where the Scottish Ministers have received a reference from the referring body in terms of sections 2(1) and 4(1) of the Act, they shall immediately send an acknowledgement of its receipt to that referring body and at the same time notify the individual of receipt of that reference and the name of the referring body.
(2) The Scottish Ministers shall maintain a record of all references made to them under section 2(1) and 4(1) of the Act, and shall enter particulars of a reference and the date of its receipt in that record.
(3) Where insufficient information has been sent with a reference to enable the Scottish Ministers to proceed further with their determination, they may send a notice to the referring body, inviting that referring body to submit within fourteen days of the date of that notice such further information as the Scottish Ministers think fit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/523/schedule/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-children-scotland-act-2003-determination-regulations-2004/schedule/paragraph-2
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