Explanatory Notes

Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003

2003 asp 12

22 April 2003

Commentary on Sections

Section  15: Orders

44.Subsection (1) provides for the powers given to the Scottish Ministers to make orders under the Act to be exercisable by statutory instrument.

45.Subsection (3)(a) provides that any statutory instruments made in respect of the period for paying (section 15(2)) are subject to negative resolution.

46.Subsection (3)(b) provides that any statutory instruments made in respect of section 3(2) (power to amend exemptions to offence), section 6(2) (the form of fixed penalty notices) section 9(2) (the amount of the penalty) and section 10 (the amount of increase in the penalty) are subject to affirmative resolution.