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(1) This Order may be cited as the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2010.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.
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(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule is 18th April 2010.
(2) The subject matter of each provision of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule is listed in column 2 of the Schedule.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule come into force only for the purpose of making regulations or orders under the provision so specified.
(4) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the Schedule in relation to any provision, that provision comes into force only for that purpose.
ADAM INGRAM
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
25th March 2010
SCHEDULE
Article 2


Column 1Provision of the Act Column 2Subject matter Column 3Purpose
Section 3(1) and (2) Reference following disciplinary action etc. 
Section 4 Reference by employment agency 
Section 5 Reference by employment business 
Section 6(2) Reference relating to matters occurring before provisions come into force 
Section 7(1) and (3) Reference by court 
Section 8(1) and (2) Reference by certain other persons 
Section 14(3) and (4) Automatic listing 
Section 17(5)(d) Information relevant to listing decisions 
Section 25(3)(a) Application for removal from the list 
Section 32(2) Relevant offences etc. 
Section 35(2) and (3) Organisations not to use barred individuals for regulated work 
Section 42(1)(c) and (2) Power to regulate procedure etc. 
Section 49(1)(d) Vetting information 
Section 63(1) Power to use fingerprints to check applicant’s identity 
Section 64(2) Power to use personal data to check applicant’s identity 
Section 67(3)(b) Unlawful requests for scheme records etc. 
Section 70(1), (2) and (3) Fees 
Section 72 Procedure 
Section 73(g) Consideration of suitability 
Section 88 Modification of enactments Only in relation to paragraph 29 of schedule 4 to the Act
Section 92(3), (4), (5) and (6) Individuals barred from regulated work 
Section 94(1)(b) and (d) Meaning of “protected adult” 
Schedule 2, paragraphs 28 and 29 Power to amend schedule 
Schedule 3, paragraph 13 Power to amend schedule 
Schedule 4, paragraph 29 Minor and consequential amendments to Police Act 1997 