34Orders and regulationsS
(1)Any power of the Scottish Ministers to make orders or regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.
(2)Any such power includes power to make—
(a)such incidental, supplemental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Scottish Ministers consider necessary or expedient; and
(b)different provision for different purposes.
[F1(2A)Regulations under section 20C(4) or 20D(4) are subject to the negative procedure.]
(3)A statutory instrument containing an order under—
(a)section 2, 7(2), 13(6), 14(1), (2), (6) or (9), 18(3), 20(8), 25(1) or 27(3);
(b)subject to subsection (4)(a), section 33; or
(c)paragraph 1(1) or (4)[F2, 1A(1)] or 12(1) or (2)(g) of schedule 2,
is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Parliament.
(4)A statutory instrument containing—
(a)an order under section 33 which amends an Act; or
(b)regulations under section 4(7) or 5(7),
is not made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Parliament.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 34(2A) inserted (10.6.2013 for specified purposes, 1.1.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 5), ss. 33(1), 56(1)(2); S.S.I. 2013/163, art. 3, sch.; S.S.I. 2016/327, art. 2
F2Words in s. 34(3)(c) inserted (20.11.2015) by Water Act 2014 (c. 21), ss. 7(4), 94(3); S.S.I. 2015/360, art. 2(b)