Section 15 – Publicity for introduction of scheme
38.This section requires a local authority which has, following consultation, decided to introduce a scheme, to notify the Scottish Ministers of its decision (subsection (1)(a)). It must also publicise the decision and the date on which the scheme is to come into force (subsection (1)(b)).
39.This section also contains a regulation making power, subject to the negative procedure, allowing the Scottish Ministers to make further provision about the requirement on local authorities to publicise decisions to introduce a scheme and the coming into force date of the scheme (subsection (2)).
