Section 97 Notification orders: applications and groundsF1

it appears to F5the chief constable that the following three conditions are met with respect to the F6person, and

the F7person resides in F8Scotland or the F9chief constable believes that the person is in, or is intending to come to, Scotland.

F10the person has been convicted of a relevant offence (whether or not the person has been punished for it),

a court exercising jurisdiction under that law has made in respect of a relevant offence a finding equivalent to a finding that the person is not guilty by reason of insanity,

such a court has made in respect of a relevant offence a finding equivalent to a finding that the person is under a disability and did the act charged against F11the person in respect of the offence, or

the person has been cautioned in respect of a relevant offence.

the first condition is met because of a conviction, finding or caution which occurred on or after 1st September 1997,

the first condition is met because of a conviction or finding which occurred before that date, but the person was dealt with in respect of the offence or finding on or after that date, or has yet to be dealt with in respect of it, or

the first condition is met because of a conviction or finding which occurred before that date, but on that date the person was, in respect of the offence or finding, subject under the law in force in the country concerned to detention, supervision or any other disposal equivalent to any of those mentioned in section 81(3) (read with sections 81(6) and 131).

given to the person named in the order,

sent to the person by registered post, or

sent to the person by the recorded delivery service,