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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Forensic Medical Services (Self-Referral Evidence Retention Period) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 1 April 2022.
(2) In these Regulations “the 2021 Act” means the Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021.
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(1) For the purposes of section 8(1)(b) of the 2021 Act, the period is 26 months, beginning with the day on which the medical examination under section 2(2)(b) of that Act was carried out.
(2) In this regulation, the day on which the medical examination under section 2(2)(b) of the 2021 Act was carried out means the day on which the forensic medical examination was started.
HUMZA YOUSAF
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House
Edinburgh
10th March 2022