Part 5General

Final provisions

44Subordinate legislation

1

Any power conferred by this Act on the Scottish Ministers to make an order or regulations includes the power to make—

a

different provision for different cases or descriptions of case or for different purposes,

b

such incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Scottish Ministers consider necessary or expedient.

2

Orders or regulations made under the following provisions are subject to the affirmative procedure—

a

section 1(2),

b

section 3(3),

c

section 4(2),

d

section 7(1),

e

section 14(1),

f

section 15(6),

g

section 25(5),

h

section 40,

i

section 41(2),

j

section 43 (but only if the order adds to, replaces or omits any part of the text of an Act).

3

Any other orders or regulations made under this Act are subject to the negative procedure.

4

This section does not apply to an order under section 45(2).