3(1)The Scottish Ministers may, on receipt of the scheme—S
(a)approve the scheme (with or without modifications), or
(b)reject the scheme.
(2)The Scottish Ministers must not approve the scheme with modifications unless they have—
(a)sent a copy of the proposed modifications to the transferor authority and the persons mentioned in paragraph 2(2)(a) and (b), and
(b)taken into account any comments on the proposed modifications made to them by the transferor authority or any of those persons.