Part 17

Supplementary and final provisions

Orders
161
(1)Any power of Ministers under this Act to make orders is exercisable by statutory instrument.
2
Any such power includes power to make—
a
in the case of an order made under section 166(2) (commencement orders), such transitional, transitory or saving provision as Ministers consider appropriate,
b
in the case of any other order, such supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as Ministers consider appropriate,
c
different provision for different purposes.
3
A statutory instrument containing an order is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament. This subsection does not apply—
a
to orders made under section 166(2) (commencement orders), or
b
where subsection (4) makes contrary provision.
4
An order—
a
under section 24(3)(b), or
b
under section 163(1)(a) which adds to, replaces or omits any text in this or any other Act,
may be made only if a draft of the statutory instrument containing the order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.