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Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020

Power to modify this Act

Section 38 - Power to vary specified sums

355.Section 38 confers a power on the Scottish Ministers to make regulations to vary any sum specified in this Act. They may only do this to reflect changes in the value of money, for example due to inflation, or to give effect to a recommendation of the Electoral Commission.

356.Regulations made to reflect changes in the value of money are subject to the negative procedure; regulations made to give effect to the recommendations of the Electoral Commission are subject to the affirmative procedure.

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