2016 No. 147
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2016
Made
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4(4), 7(4) and 10(1) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 19741 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 10(2) of that Act2, a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2016 and comes into force on 1st July 2016.
Amendment of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 20132
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 20133 is amended in accordance with articles 3 and 4.
Amendment of article 4 and Schedule 3 (exclusion of section 4(2)(a) and (b) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 in relation to specific questions)3
1
In article 4(3)(a)(i)4, after “paragraph 3(3)(a)” insert “or (aa)”.
2
After paragraph 3(3)(a) of Schedule 3, insert—
aa
air weapon certificates granted or renewed under section 5 of the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 20155, and permits granted under section 12, 13 or 17 of that Act;
Amendment of Schedule 1 (exclusion of section 4(1) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 in relation to specific proceedings)4
After paragraph 5 of Schedule 1, insert—
5A
Proceedings under Part 1 of the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 in respect of—
a
the grant or renewal of an air weapon certificate under section 5 of that Act;
b
the variation of an air weapon certificate under section 10 of that Act;
c
the revocation of an air weapon certificate under section 11 of that Act;
d
the grant of a permit under section 12, 13 or 17 of that Act; or
e
the variation or revocation of a permit under section 16 of that Act.
(This note is not part of the Order)