Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020

9 Expiry

(1) Part 1 expires on 30 September 2020.

(2) Subsection (1) is subject to section 10 (power to bring forward expiry).

(3) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations—

(a) amend subsection (1) so as to replace “30 September 2020” with “31 March 2021”,

(b) further amend subsection (1) so as to replace “31 March 2021” with “30 September 2021”.

(4) The power conferred by subsection (3)(b) may be used only after 30 September 2020.

(5) Regulations under subsection (3) are subject to the affirmative procedure.

(6) Before laying a draft Scottish statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (3) before the Scottish Parliament in accordance with section 29(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (instruments subject to affirmative procedure), the Scottish Ministers must lay before the Parliament a statement of their reasons why the regulations should be made.

(7) Subsection (8) applies if regulations under subsection (3) are made in accordance with paragraph 23 of schedule 7 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020.

(8) The Scottish Ministers must, at the same time as laying the regulations before the Parliament in accordance with paragraph 26 of that schedule, lay before the Parliament a statement of their reasons for making the regulations.

(9) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make—

(a) consequential provision,

(b) transitional, transitory or saving provision,

in connection with the expiry under subsection (1) of any provision of this Act.

(10) Regulations under subsection (9) may—

(a) make different provision for different purposes or areas,

(b) modify any enactment (including this Act).

(11) Regulations under subsection (9)—

(a) which add to, replace or omit any part of the text of an Act are subject to the affirmative procedure,

(b) otherwise, are subject to the negative procedure.