Part 3 Final provisions

37 Ancillary provision
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make any incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision they consider appropriate for the purposes of, or in connection with, or for giving full effect to this Act or any provision made under it.

38 Regulation-making powers
(1) A power to make regulations conferred by this Act includes the power to make different provision for different purposes and areas.
(2) Regulations under—
(a) any of the following provisions may modify any enactment other than this Act: sections 26, 27, 28(1) and 29,
(b) section 37 may modify any enactment including this Act.
(3) Regulations under any of the following provisions are subject to the negative procedure: sections 28(6)(d) and 35(4)(a)(ii).
(4) Regulations under any of the following provisions are subject to the affirmative procedure: sections 2, 4, 5, 26, 27, 28(1), 29 and 31.
(5) Regulations under section 37—
(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.

39 Commencement
(1) The following come into force on the day after Royal Assent: section 30 and this Part.
(2) The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations appoint.

40 Short title
The short title of this Act is the Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025.

S. 37 in force at 23.7.2025, see s. 39(1)
S. 38 in force at 23.7.2025, see s. 39(1)
S. 39 in force at 23.7.2025, see s. 39(1)
S. 40 in force at 23.7.2025, see s. 39(1)