Part 5General

71Orders and regulations

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, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Scottish Ministers think necessary or expedient,

b

different provision for different purposes.

3

A statutory instrument containing an order or regulations under this Act except—

a

an order under section 70(2), 76(1) or paragraph 2(5) of schedule 3, and

b

where subsection (4) applies, an order under section 74(1),

is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

4

No—

a

order under paragraph 2(5) of schedule 3, or

b

order under section 74(1) containing provisions which add to, replace or omit any part of the text of an Act,

is to be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Parliament.