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Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016

Section 104 - Elaboration of regulation-making powers under this Chapter

263.Section 104 expands the detail in relation to the regulation making powers under this Chapter, which may be exercised by the Scottish Ministers, in relation to appropriate adult services.

264.Subsection (1) provides that where a function is conferred upon a person it can be imposed on more than one person for the purposes of discharging that function.

265.Subsection (2) provides that the functions, or certain aspects of the functions, can be contracted out for the purposes of delivery of those functions (for example to third sector bodies) for the purposes of the delivery of those functions.

266.Subsection (3) provides regulation of the powers of Scottish Ministers in relation to any regulations made under this Chapter. It also provides that regulations under this Chapter may modify this, or any other, enactment and may make different provision for different purposes.

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