78Ancillary provisionS
(1)The Scottish Ministers may by order make such incidental, supplemental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as they consider necessary or expedient for the purposes, or in consequence, of, or for giving full effect to, this Act or any provision of it.
[F1(1A)The Scottish Ministers may [F2by order] make such further provision as, having regard to the effect of the Legal Services Act 2007 so far as concerning the subject matter of Parts 1 and 2 of this Act (and applying in Scotland), they consider necessary or expedient in connection with this Act or any related provisions of the 1980 Act.]
(2)An order under this section may—
(a)make different provision for different purposes;
(b)modify any enactment, instrument or document.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 78(1A) inserted (1.4.2011) by Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 16), ss. 145(1), 150(2); S.S.I. 2011/180, art. 3, Sch.
F2Words in s. 78(1A) inserted (2.7.2012) by The Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (Ancillary Provision) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/212), regs. 1, 4(2)