Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015

71Register of dealers in metal

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After section 35 of the 1982 Act, insert—

35ARegister of metal dealers and itinerant metal dealers

(1)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision for and about the establishment, keeping and maintaining of a register of metal dealers and itinerant metal dealers.

(2)Regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular, make provision—

(a)about who is to keep and maintain the register,

(b)requiring the provision of information to the person who keeps the register,

(c)specifying the information to be included in the register in relation to each person who holds a licence as a metal dealer or itinerant metal dealer,

(d)about the form and publication of the register,

(e)for the charging of fees in such circumstances as may be specified in the regulations.

(3)Regulations under subsection (1) may—

(a)make incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision,

(b)modify this or any other enactment.

(4)Regulations under subsection (1) which contain provision which adds to, replaces, or omits any part of an Act are subject to the affirmative procedure.

(5)Otherwise, regulations under subsection (1) are subject to the negative procedure..