The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011

• Citation: S.I. 2011/565
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Section 2 Provision of information by ISA to the Scottish Ministers

In Schedule 3 to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 , after paragraph 22 insert—

(22A) ISA may provide the Scottish Ministers with such information as it thinks may be relevant to the exercise by the Scottish Ministers of their functions under Parts 1 and 2 of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 14) .

Section 3 Amendment to the Data Protection Act 1998

(1) The Data Protection Act 1998 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 56 (prohibition of requirement as to production of certain records) in the table in subsection (6), after the entry relating to the Independent Safeguarding Authority insert—

(3) In section 75 (commencement etc ) , in subsection (4A)—

(a) at the end of paragraph (a), omit “or”; and

(b) after paragraph (b), insert—

, or

(c) the Scottish Ministers’ functions under Parts 1 and 2 of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 14) .