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The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023

S.S.I. 2023/39 · Made 9 February 2023

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Criminal Law

Made 9th February 2023

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 13th February 2023

Coming into force 17th April 2023

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 87(1)(a) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

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Footnotes

f1

2003 c. 42 . The functions of the Secretary of State were, so far as exercisable within devolved competence, transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 142(6) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”) and section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46). Section 87(1) of the 2003 Act was amended by S.S.I. 2013/119.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Regulations 2017
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 and come into force on 17 April 2023.

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

(1)

The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Regulations 2017f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In schedule 1 (list of police stations in Scotland), for the entry relating to Ayr Police Station, substitute—

“Ayr Police Station

30 Green Street Lane

Ayr

KA8 8BH”.

Signature

KEITH BROWN

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

9th February 2023

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 the 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 Ayr Police Station.