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Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007

Section 100.  Orders and regulations

180.Subsection (3) provides that orders and regulations are to be made by negative resolution procedure except for those listed in subsection (4). Subsection (4) provides that the following matters require affirmative procedure:

  • criteria leading to automatic listing, as set out in section 14;

  • amending schedule 1 to modify the list of "relevant offences";

  • organisations required to remove barred individuals from regulated work in section 35;

  • some powers to modify the provisions of this Act or any other enactment, as given at section 87 or 98;

  • any change to the meaning of "protected adult" in section 94; and

  • any modification to the definition of regulated work with children or regulated work with adults using the order making powers in schedules 2 and 3 respectively.

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