Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020

66 Delegation of functions of Scottish Ministers

(1) The Scottish Ministers may, to such extent and subject to such conditions as they think appropriate, delegate any of their functions under this Part (other than excepted functions) to such person as they may determine.

(2) An excepted function is a function—

(a) relating to the making of regulations,

(b) relating to the publishing or revising of a code of practice under section 55,

(c) relating to the laying of such a code of practice before the Scottish Parliament,

(d) relating to the making of a determination under section 34(1) or 60(1),

(e) relating to the determination of a fee under section 62,

(f) relating to the issuing and revising of guidance under section 63.

(3) A delegation under subsection (1) may be varied or revoked at any time.

(4) No proceedings are competent against a person exercising functions delegated under this section by reason of an inaccuracy in the information made available or provided to the person in accordance with or in pursuance of any power or duty under this Part to provide information to the Scottish Ministers in relation to their functions under this Part.