Part 3Final provisions
21Ancillary provision
(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 or any provision made under it.
(2)
Regulations under this section may modify any enactment (including this Act).
22Regulation-making powers
(1)
Any power of the Scottish Ministers to make regulations conferred by this Act includes the power to make different provision for different purposes or areas.
(2)
Regulations under section 21—
(a)
which add to, replace or omit any part of the text of an Act are subject to the affirmative procedure,
(b)
otherwise, are subject to the negative procedure.
(3)
(4)
(5)
Regulations under section 14(1) are subject to—
(a)
the affirmative procedure for the first regulations under that subsection,
(b)
the negative procedure for subsequent regulations under that subsection.
23Regulations subject to the affirmative procedure: consultation
The Scottish Ministers must consult such persons, or groups of persons, as they consider appropriate before laying a draft of a Scottish statutory instrument containing—
(d)
the first regulations under section 14(1),
(e)
regulations under section 21 which add to, replace or omit any part of the text of an Act.
24Commencement
(1)
(2)
The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations appoint.
(3)
Regulations under subsection (2) may include transitional, transitory or saving provision.
(4)
Regulations under subsection (2) may not appoint a day that is earlier than 6 September 2027 for the coming into force of section 3.
25Short title
The short title of this Act is the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Act 2026.