Part 7General

68Orders and regulations

1

Any power of the Scottish Ministers to make an order or regulations under this Act shall be exercised by statutory instrument.

2

Subject to subsections (3) and (4) below, a statutory instrument containing any order or regulations under this Act shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

3

Subsection (2) above does not apply to regulations or orders under sections—

a

33(1) (specific prohibitions of baits and lures);

b

34(2) (designation orders);

c

34(3) (orders ancillary to designation orders);

d

36(3) (estuary limits orders);

e

36(5) (orders ancillary to estuary limits orders);

f

37(3) (annual close time orders);

g

40(8) (division between upper and lower proprietors);

h

48(1) (protection orders);

i

71(2) (commencement orders),

of this Act.

4

No regulations are to be made under section 31(4)(c) of this Act unless a draft has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Parliament.