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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Fees for Scheme Membership and Disclosure Requests) Amendment Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st July 2015.
(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Fees for Scheme Membership and Disclosure Requests) Regulations 2010.
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(1) The principal Regulations are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 7(2) (waiver of fees for those working in a voluntary and unpaid capacity for a qualifying voluntary organisation), at the end of sub-paragraph (b), omit from “; and” to the end of paragraph (2).
(3) After regulation 7(2), insert—“
(3) For the purposes of the definition of “qualifying voluntary organisation” in paragraph (2)—
 “further education institution” has the same meaning as in paragraph 15 of schedule 2 to the Act; and
 “school” has the same meaning as in the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 but does not include a school that solely provides early learning and childcare within the meaning of Part 6 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.”.
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(1) In the circumstances prescribed in paragraph (2), Ministers are to refund the fees prescribed by regulations 3 or 4 of the principal Regulations.
(2) The prescribed circumstances are that—
(a) between 28th February 2011 and 30th June 2015 a fee prescribed by regulation 3 or 4 of the principal Regulations has been paid in relation to any application to join the Scheme under section 45 of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007, or any disclosure request;
(b) such fee would not have been payable if the amendment made by regulation 2 had been in force at the time the fee was paid; and
(c) on or before 1st January 2016, an application has been made to Ministers for a refund of such fee.
FIONA McLEOD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
27th May 2015