{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-act-2003-prescribed-police-stations-scotland-regulations-2017/note",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2017/285",
  "legislation_title": "The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-act-2003-prescribed-police-stations-scotland-regulations-2017",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nSection 87(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 provides that a sex offender who is subject to the notification requirements in Part 2 of that Act fulfils their requirements by attending any police station which is prescribed for this purpose in regulations.\nThese Regulations prescribe a list of police stations in Scotland for this purpose.\nThe Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 and the amending instrument are revoked.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/285/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:16:59.227488+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."
}