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provision</heading><section eId="section-12" uk:target="true"><num>12</num><heading>Power to make further provision about the operation of the 2024 Act</heading><subsection eId="section-12-1"><num>(1)</num><content><p>The 2024 Act is modified as follows.</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-12-2"><num>(2)</num><content><p><mod>After section 75 insert—<quotedStructure startQuote="“" endQuote="”" uk:context="body" uk:docName="asp" ukl:TargetClass="primary" ukl:TargetSubClass="unknown" ukl:Context="main" ukl:Format="double"><section><num>75A</num><heading>Power to make further provision about the operation of Parts 2 and 3</heading><subsection eId="d25e103"><num>(1)</num><content><p>The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make further provision about the operation of Parts 2 and 3.</p></content></subsection><subsection><num>(2)</num><content><p>Regulations under this section may, in particular, make provision about how the levy is to be calculated, charged and paid in particular circumstances or types of case.</p></content></subsection><subsection><num>(3)</num><content><p>Regulations under <ref href="#d25e103">subsection (1)</ref> may modify any enactment (including this Act).</p></content></subsection><subsection><num>(4)</num><intro><p>Before making regulations under this section, the Scottish Ministers must consult—</p></intro><level class="para1"><num>(a)</num><content><p>local authorities,</p></content></level><level class="para1"><num>(b)</num><content><p>such persons as they consider to be representative of communities, businesses engaged in tourism and tourist organisations,</p></content></level><level class="para1"><num>(c)</num><content><p>such other persons as they consider appropriate.</p></content></level></subsection><subsection><num>(5)</num><intro><p>Regulations under <ref href="#d25e103">subsection (1)</ref>—</p></intro><level class="para1"><num>(a)</num><content><p>are subject to the affirmative procedure if they add to, replace or omit any part of the text of an Act,</p></content></level><level class="para1"><num>(b)</num><content><p>otherwise, are subject to the negative procedure.</p></content></level></subsection></section></quotedStructure><inline name="appendText">.</inline></mod></p></content></subsection></section></hcontainer></part></body></act></akomaNtoso>