Explanatory Notes

Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024

2024 asp 11

30 July 2024

The Act

Part 3: Powers to modify existing legislation relating to support

Section 25 – Repeal of section 5 of ARELDS

135.This section repeals section 5 of ARELDS. Doing so removes the automatic sunsetting of the Scottish Ministers’ powers to make regulations under section 2(1), 3(1) or 4(1) of that Act, with the effect being that the modification powers will continue to be available after 7 May 2026.