# The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021

S.S.I. 2021/220 · made 25 May 2021

These Regulations amend schedule 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (“the principal Regulations”).

Made under: Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Section 87)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-act-2003-prescribed-police-stations-scotland-amendment-regulations-2021/pdf/ssi_20210220_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-act-2003-prescribed-police-stations-scotland-amendment-regulations-2021/pdf/ssipn_20210220_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Criminal Law
Made 25th May 2021
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 27th May 2021
Coming into force 2nd July 2021
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 87(1)(a) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 and come into force on 2 July 2021.

## 2 Amendment of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

(1) The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 are amended as follows.
(2) In schedule 1 (list of police stations in Scotland)—
(a) for the entry relating to Aberdeen Police Station, substitute—
“Aberdeen Police Station
Marischal College
Broad Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1AB”;
(b) for the entry relating to Peterhead Police Station, substitute—
“Peterhead Police Station
Buchan House
St. Peter Street
Peterhead
AB42 1QF”; and
(c) omit the entry for Saracen Police Station.

## Signature

KEITH BROWN
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
25th May 2021

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend schedule 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (“the principal Regulations”).
By virtue of section 87(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 relevant offenders must fulfil their notification requirements under that Act by attending any police station which is prescribed for this purpose in regulations. The principal Regulations prescribe those police stations. These Regulations amend the principal Regulations by substituting the address for Aberdeen Police Station and Peterhead Police Station and by removing Saracen Police Station from the list of prescribed police stations.

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