(1)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make any incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision that they consider appropriate for the purposes of, in connection with or for giving full effect to this Act.
(2)Regulations under subsection (1) may—
(a)modify any enactment (including this Act),
(b)make different provision for different purposes.
(3)Regulations under subsection (1)—
(a)are subject to the affirmative procedure if they add to, replace or omit any part of the text of an Act,
(b)otherwise, are subject to the negative procedure.
(1)These provisions come into force on the day after Royal Assent—
(a)section 8,
(b)this section and section 10.
(2)The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations appoint.
(3)Regulations under subsection (2) bringing into force any provisions containing any text referring to the day on which the provisions come into force may amend the text so that the text specifies the date on which the provisions actually come into force.
(4)Regulations under subsection (2) may—
(a)include transitional, transitory or saving provision,
(b)make different provision for different purposes.
The short title of this Act is the Damages (Investment Returns and Periodical Payments) (Scotland) Act 2019.