Interpretation2

1

In these Regulations–

  • “the 1997 Act” means the Police Act 1997;

  • “the register” means the register maintained by the Scottish Ministers under section 120(1) of the 1997Act for the purposes of Part 5 of the 1997 Act;

  • “exempted question” has the same meaning as in section 113A of the 1997 Act2;

  • “mental disorder” means mental illness (including personality disorder) or mental handicap however caused or manifested;

  • “statutory office holder” means a person appointed to an office by virtue of an enactment;

  • any reference to a numbered section shall be construed as a reference to the section bearing that number in the 1997 Act;

  • any reference to a numbered regulation is to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations;

  • any reference to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph bearing that number in that regulation; and

  • any words or expressions used in these Regulations to which meanings are assigned by Part 5 of the 1997 Act shall have the same meanings as in the 1997 Act.

2

A requirement in these Regulations that any notification or representations should be “in writing” is satisfied where (apart from the usual meaning of that expression) the text of it–

a

is transmitted by electronic means;

b

is received in legible form; and

c

is capable of being used for subsequent reference.