PART 3Information about control of land etc.

Procedure for first regulations under section 39

40Procedure for first regulations under section 39

The Scottish Ministers may not lay a draft of the first regulations under section 39(1) before the Scottish Parliament unless—

a

they have consulted in accordance with section 41, and

b

following that consultation, they have laid before the Scottish Parliament—

i

proposed draft regulations, and

ii

an explanatory document prepared in accordance with section 42.