UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021

10 Reports relating to the use of the section 1(1) power

(1) The Scottish Ministers must, for each reporting period, prepare and lay before the Scottish Parliament a report explaining—

(a) how the power under section 1(1) has been used during the reporting period,

(b) how that use of the power under section 1(1) contributes or has contributed towards maintaining and advancing standards in relation to the matters mentioned in section 2(1)(a) to (e),

(c) how they intend to use the power under section 1(1) in the period (of such length as they may determine) following the reporting period,

(d) how their intended use of the power under section 1(1) would contribute towards maintaining and advancing standards in relation to the matters mentioned in section 2(1)(a) to (e), and

(e) any use of the power under section 1(1) that has been considered by the Scottish Ministers during the reporting period.

(2) The reporting periods are—

(a) the period beginning with the day on which section 1(1) comes into force and ending with 31 August 2021,

(b) each subsequent period of one year (during the total period in which regulations may be made under section 1(1) in accordance with section 4), and

(c) the period (the “final reporting period”) beginning with the day after the end of the last period of one year determined under paragraph (b) and ending with the day on which the power to make regulations under section 1(1) expires in accordance with section 4.

(3) Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (1) do not apply to the report for the final reporting period.