PART 2Supporting provisions
15Reports by the Scottish Ministers on status of provisions
1
The Scottish Ministers must, in respect of each reporting period—
a
undertake a review of the operation of the provisions of Part 1 with a view to considering whether those provisions remain necessary, and
b
prepare a report on that review.
2
A report prepared under subsection (1) must—
a
set out how any powers conferred by the provisions of Part 1 have been exercised, and
b
include—
i
the status of the provisions of Part 1 (whether or not any power under a provision has been exercised), and
ii
a statement that the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that the status of those provisions is appropriate.
3
The references in subsection (2) to the “status” of a provision are to—
a
whether the provision is in force at the end of the reporting period, and
b
whether any power under the following provisions has been exercised by the Scottish Ministers in relation to it during that period (and, if so, which and how)—
i
section 11 (regulations suspending or reviving provision),
ii
section 13 (regulations altering expiry date of provision),
iii
section 17(2) (regulations bringing provision into force).
4
Each of the following is a “reporting period”—
a
the period beginning with the day after Royal Assent and ending on 31 May 2020,
b
each successive period of 2 months that ends during the period before Part 1 of this Act expires by virtue of section 12(1).
5
The Scottish Ministers must lay each report prepared under subsection (1) before the Scottish Parliament no later than 14 days after the end of a reporting period.