Part 10

Final Provisions

Meaning of “2018 Act”
24
In this Act, the “2018 Act” means the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.

Ancillary provision
25
1
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make any incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision they consider appropriate for the purposes of, in connection with or for giving full effect to this Act.
2
Regulations under this section may—
a
make different provision for different purposes,
b
modify any enactment (including this Act).
3
Regulations under this section—
a
are subject to the affirmative procedure if they add to, replace or omit any part of the text of an Act, but
b
otherwise are subject to the negative procedure.

Regulation-making powers
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1
The 2018 Act is modified as follows.
2
In section 96 (regulation-making powers)—
a
in subsection (2), for the words from “11” to the end substitute “11(2), 13(3), 22(1)(e), any section in Chapter 2 of Part 2, sections 51(1), 52(1), 52(2), 63(12), 79(1), 81(8), 82, 84A(1), 85(2)(g), 85(5), 85F(1), 86(1), 87A(1), 87B(5), 93(1), 93A(1), 94A(3), 94A(5), 94B(2), 94H(4), 94M(5), 94Q(9), 94T(1), 94U(1), 94V(1), 94W(1), 97(12), paragraph 4(2)(c) of schedule 1 and paragraph 3 of schedule 12.”,
b
in subsection (3), for “and 43(5)” substitute “, 43(5), 49C(1), 69A(4)(a), 69C(6), 85B(5), 87B(4)(c), 87B(4)(d), 87C(1), 87C(4), 94C(4), 94C(8), 94C(9), 94N(7) and 94P(9)”.

Commencement
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1
This section and sections 24, 25, 26 and 28 come into force on the day after Royal Assent.
2
The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations appoint.
3
Regulations under this section may—
a
include transitional, transitory or saving provision,
b
make different provision for different purposes.

Short title
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The short title of this Act is the Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2025.
S. 24 in force at 24.1.2025, see s. 27(1)
S. 25 in force at 24.1.2025, see s. 27(1)
S. 26 in force at 24.1.2025, see s. 27(1)
S. 27 in force at 24.1.2025, see s. 27(1)
S. 28 in force at 24.1.2025, see s. 27(1)