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(1)The 1974 Act is amended as follows.
(2)After section 8B there is inserted—
(1)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify the list of circumstances in section 8B(1) in which a person is given an alternative to prosecution by—
(a)amending an entry,
(b)removing an entry,
(c)adding an entry.
(2)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify paragraph 1 of schedule 3 by—
(a)amending provision specifying when an alternative to prosecution becomes spent,
(b)removing provision specifying when an alternative to prosecution becomes spent,
(c)adding provision specifying when an alternative to prosecution becomes spent.
(3)Regulations under this section—
(a)may make different provision for different purposes,
(b)are subject to the affirmative procedure.”.
(1)The 1974 Act is amended as follows.
(2)After section 10 there is inserted—
(1)Any power exercisable by the Scottish Ministers to make an order under this Act includes power—
(a)to make different provision for different purposes,
(b)to make incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision.
(2)To the extent that the power to make an order under section 5(11) is exercisable by the Scottish Ministers, that power includes power exercisable by the Scottish Ministers to make consequential provision modifying any enactment (including this Act).”.
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