The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022

Made: at 11.00 a.m. on 6th May 2022

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: at 2.00 p.m. on 6th May 2022

Coming into force: 12th May 2022

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Citation and commencement

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Amendment to the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Regulations 2010

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Signed

NEIL GRAY — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — At 11.00 a.m. on 6th May 2022

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1997 c. 50 (“the 1997 Act”). Section 113B of the 1997 Act was inserted by section 163(2) of the Serious and Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15) (“the 2005 Act”). Sections 113CA and 113CB of the 1997 Act were inserted by paragraph 29 of schedule 4 of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 14). Section 125(1) of the 1997 Act provides that anything authorised or required by any provision of Part 5 of the 1997 Act to be prescribed shall be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State. By virtue of section 126(3) and (4) of the 1997 Act, as inserted by section 166(2) of the 2005 Act, in the application of Part 5 of the 1997 Act to Scotland, references to the Secretary of State must be construed as references to the Scottish Ministers (except in section 118(2A)(d) or 124A(1) and (2)).

[^f00002]: S.S.I. 2010/168, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2011/211 and S.S.I 2022/97.

[^f00003]: 1971 c. 77.

[^f00004]: The rules in relation to the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme are set out at UKR 11.1 to UKR 20.2 of the Appendix Ukraine Scheme of the Immigration Rules (HC 395). https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-ukraine-scheme. “Permission to enter” and “permission to stay” are defined at paragraph 6.2 of the Immigration Rules: Introduction (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-introduction#intro6).

Editorial notes