In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007;

• “the 2003 Act” means the Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 20033;

• “electronic communication” means an electronic communication as defined in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 20004;

• “individual” is the person who has—

  1. a

     made an application for removal from the children’s list, from the adults’ list or, where applicable, from both lists under section 25 of the Act; or

  2. b

     made late representations under section 28 of the Act as to why the person should not have been listed;

• “the 2010 Regulations” means the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Consideration for Listing) Regulations 20105;

• “working day” means a day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, a bank holiday in Scotland under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 19716, or a day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning.

Any reference in Schedule 1 to these Regulations to “the list” is to be read as a reference to the list or, where appropriate, lists from which the individual has applied for removal under section 25 of the Act.

Any reference in Schedule 2 to these Regulations to “the list” is to be read as a reference to the list or, where appropriate, lists in which the individual was listed under section 15 or 16 of the Act and in relation to which the individual is making late representations under section 28 of the Act.