Amendment of the 1984 Act

13.  In section 143A (“developments of national significance” etc.: special procedure)(1)—

(a)in subsection (1)—

(i)from “Subsection” to “which”, where it first occurs, substitute “Subject to subsection (4), subsection (3) applies to any”;

(ii)in paragraph (a) omit “contains an”;

(iii)in paragraph (b)—

(aa)omit “contains or confirms a”; and

(bb)after “Act” insert “(or any instrument confirming such a scheme)”; and

(iv)in paragraph (c), at the beginning, insert “subordinate legislation which”;

(b)for subsection (3) substitute—

“(3) The legislation is subject to the affirmative procedure.”; and

(c)in subsection (4)—

(i)for “an instrument containing or confirming an order or scheme” substitute “any subordinate legislation”; and

(ii)for “an instrument laid before the Scottish Parliament under paragraph (a)” substitute “any legislation which was subject to the affirmative procedure by virtue”.