The Scottish Government

Offences

• unlawful intercourse with a girl under 13, and if the defendant is 20 or more, with a girl between 13 and 16;
• causing or encouraging sexual intercourse with, or indecent assault on, or the prostitution of a girl under 16;
• inciting a girl under 16 to incestuous sexual intercourse;
• indecency with a child under 14;
• incest by a man with a victim under 18;
• rape;
• indecent assault on a man or woman (except where sentence is less than 30 months and the victim is over 18);
• buggery and gross indecency where defendant is 20 or more and the victim is under 18;
• crimes relating to child pornography; and,
• assault with intent to commit buggery with a victim under 18.

Registration requirements:

• to notify the police of name, address, and date of birth within 14 days of caution/conviction/release/sentence;
• to notify the police of any change in the above;
• to notify the police of any 14 day period away from this address (continuous or aggregated over 12 months);
• any unreasonable failure to comply with the registration requirements or the deliberate provision of false information is a summary crime;
• deliberate provision of false information is a summary crime;

Registration periods:

• if the offender receives a caution or is given a non-custodial sentence the registration period is five years;
• if the offender receives a sentence under six months custody the registration period is seven years;
• if the offender receives a sentence of six to 30 months custody the registration period is 10 years;
• if the offender receives a sentence of 30 plus months the registration period is indefinite; and,
• for offenders under 18 these periods are halved.
  (from Cobley, 1997; Hebenton and Thomas, 1997; Power, 1998; Sex Offender Act 1997, Schedule 1 and Section 51).