Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010

20Regulations

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(1)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make such—

(a)supplemental provision, or

(b)incidental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision,

as they consider necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with this Act.

(2)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify schedule 1 or 2 by—

(a)adding an entry to, or removing an entry from, it, or

(b)altering the terms of any entry in it.

(3)Regulations under subsection (1)(a) may (in particular) elaborate on any aspect of the process provided for in sections 1 to 17.

(4)Regulations under subsection (1) may (in particular) include provision as to the functions of education authorities or the Scottish Ministers.

(5)The power to make regulations under subsection (1) or (2) includes power to make different provision for different purposes.

(6)The power to make regulations under subsection (1) or (2) is exercisable by statutory instrument, but—

(a)a statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (2) is not to be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament,

(b)a statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1) which adds to, replaces or omits the text of an Act (including this Act) is not to be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Parliament,

(c)a statutory instrument containing any other regulations under subsection (1) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Parliament.