Section 13B – Registration organisation
195.Subsection (1) provides that arrangements made by the Scottish Ministers under the previous section may, in particular: authorise an organisation to perform the Scottish Ministers’ functions in respect of the Register (other than functions of making subordinate legislation) and provide for payments to be made by the Scottish Ministers to an organisation so authorised. Section 13B(2) requires Scottish Ministers to publish arrangements under section 13A(1) so far as they authorise an organisation to perform the functions of Scottish Ministers in respect of the Register.
196.Subsection (3) provides that an organisation authorised in pursuance of subsection (1) must perform functions delegated to it in accordance with any directions (general or specific) given by the Scottish Ministers.