Overview Part 3: Amendment of Part 5 of the Police Act 1997 Section 79.  Form of Part 5 applications
142.Section 79 allows the Scottish Ministers to determine the application form for disclosures under Part 5 administratively. This brings procedures into line with those for disclosure records under Part 2 of the Act. It also allows standard and enhanced disclosure certificates (which require a countersignature) to be processed electronically which is in line with the wider policy for e-Government.