PART 6

General and final provisions

Commencement
85
1
This section and sections 76 to 78, 82 to 84 and 86 come into force on the day after Royal Assent.
2
The rest of this Act comes into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations appoint.
3
Regulations under this section may appoint different days for different purposes.
4
The Scottish Ministers must, no later than 1 April 2019, lay before the Scottish Parliament a report setting out the administrative arrangements they intend to make for the carrying out of their functions under this Act.
5
The report under subsection (4) must set out in particular the arrangements the Scottish Ministers intend to make for—
a
the establishment of any agency or similar body,
b
the governance of any such agency or body,
c
the roles and responsibilities of senior officers of any such agency or body,
d
the financial reporting and accountability of any such agency or body,
e
the establishment of any advisory groups to assist them in carrying out their functions,
f
the exercise of the powers in section 70 (power to form companies etc.).
6
Before making any significant change to the arrangements set out in the report under subsection (4), the Scottish Ministers must—
a
consult such persons as they consider appropriate,
b
notify the Scottish Parliament of any such change.
7
Regulations under this section may—
a
include transitional, transitory or saving provision,
b
make different provision for different purposes.