Scottish Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 370

CRIMINAL LAW

The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004

Made

1st September 2004

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

3rd September 2004

Coming into force

30th September 2004

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 87(1)(a) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003(1), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:–

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 30th September 2004.

Amendment of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Regulations 2004

2.—(1) The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Regulations 2004(2) are amended as follows.

(2) In the Schedule, in the column headed “POLICE STATION NAME AND ADDRESS” for Central Scotland police area, below the entry relating to Alloa Police Station, insert–

CATHY JAMIESON

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

1st September 2004

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Schedule to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (“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 in their local police area which is prescribed for the purposes in regulations. The principal Regulations prescribed those police stations. These Regulations amend the principal Regulations by adding Falkirk Police Station, in the Central Scotland police area, to the list of prescribed police stations.

(1)

2003 c. 42. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 142(6) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).