Part 4Miscellaneous and general

General

34Orders and regulations

1

Any power of the Scottish Ministers to make orders or regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.

2

Any such power includes power to make—

a

such incidental, supplemental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Scottish Ministers consider necessary or expedient; and

b

different provision for different purposes.

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Regulations under section 20C(4) or 20D(4) are subject to the negative procedure.

3

A statutory instrument containing an order under—

a

section 2, 7(2), 13(6), 14(1), (2), (6) or (9), 18(3), 20(8), 25(1) or 27(3);

b

subject to subsection (4)(a), section 33; or

c

paragraph 1(1) or (4)F1, 1A(1) or 12(1) or (2)(g) of schedule 2,

is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Parliament.

4

A statutory instrument containing—

a

an order under section 33 which amends an Act; or

b

regulations under section 4(7) or 5(7),

is not made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Parliament.