SCHEDULE 7Minor and consequential amendments
PART 1Amendments relating to Part 1
Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 14)
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1
The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 is amended as follows.
2
In section 18 (police information etc.)—
a
in subsection (1)—
i
the words “of a police force or the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency” are repealed,
ii
the words “or the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency” (where second occurring) are repealed,
b
in subsection (2)—
i
for “A person” substitute “
The chief constable
”
,
ii
for “person”, where second occurring, substitute “
chief constable
”
,
c
in subsection (3), for “appropriate police authority or the Scottish Police Services Authority” substitute “
Scottish Police Authority
”
.
3
In section 38 (police access to lists of individuals barred from regulated work)—
a
in subsection (1), for the words from “chief” to “Agency” substitute “
the chief constable
”
,
b
in subsection (2), for the words from “police” to “Agency” substitute “
constables of the Police Service of Scotland
”
.
4
In section 75 (sources of information)—
a
in subsection (2), for the words from “A” to “Agency” substitute “
The chief constable
”
,
b
in subsection (3)—
i
for “A person” substitute “
The chief constable
”
,
ii
for “person”, where second occurring, substitute “
chief constable
”
,
c
in subsection (4), for the words “appropriate police authority or the Scottish Police Services Authority” substitute “
Scottish Police Authority
”
.
5
In section 76 (police access to scheme information)—
a
in subsection (1)—
i
in the opening words, for the words from “chief” to “Agency” substitute “
the chief constable
”
,
ii
in paragraph (c), for the words from “police forces” to “Agency” substitute “
constables of the Police Service of Scotland
”
,
b
in subsection (2) the words from “police forces” to “Agency” substitute “constables of the Police Service of Scotland”.
6
In section 97(1) (interpretation)—
a
in the definition of “chief constable”, for “a police force in Scotland” substitute “
the Police Service of Scotland
”
,
b
the definition of “police authority” is repealed.