The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2007
These Regulations extend to Scotland only. Under Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”) a sex offender who is subject to the notification requirements of Part 2 of the 2003 Act (“a relevant offender”) is required to notify their personal details to the police. A list of all information that a relevant offender must provide is contained in section 83(5) of the 2003 Act. Section 84 of the 2003 Act requires a relevant offender to notify any changes in the information set out in subsection (2) of that provision to the police within 3 days of the change having taken place. Section 85 of the 2003 Act places an obligation on a relevant offender to notify the information specified in section 83(5) to the police once a year, unless that offender has notified a change in their details under section 84 of the 2003 Act within a year of their last notification.