Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 18)

PART 3 Information about control of land etc.

Procedure for first regulations under section 39

40 Procedure for first regulations under section 39

The Scottish Ministers may not lay a draft of the first regulations under section 39(1) before the Scottish Parliament unless—

(a) they have consulted in accordance with section 41, and

(b) following that consultation, they have laid before the Scottish Parliament—

(i) proposed draft regulations, and

(ii) an explanatory document prepared in accordance with section 42.