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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-vulnerable-groups-scotland-act-2007/section-64",
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  "legislation": "asp/2007/14",
  "legislation_title": "Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-vulnerable-groups-scotland-act-2007",
  "path": "section/64",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "64",
  "heading": "Power to use personal data to check applicant's identity",
  "text": "(1) Ministers may use information given to them by personal data holders to check evidence of identity given to them for the purposes of section 62.\n(2) Personal data holders are—\nThe Identity and Passport Service\nThe Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency\nMinisters of the Crown in connection with keeping of records of national insurance numbers\nSuch other persons holding data about individuals as may be prescribed",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Pt. 2 modified (28.2.2011) by The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2660), arts. 1, 22"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Pt. 2 modified (28.2.2011) by The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2660), arts. 1, 21"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 64(1) in force at 28.2.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/157, art. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 64(2) in force at 18.4.2010 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2010/133, art. 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "S. 64(2) in force at 28.2.2011 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2011/157, art. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/14/section/64",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:53.317203+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."
}