Part 3General

61Orders and regulations

1

Any power conferred by this Act to make an order or regulations is exercisable by statutory instrument.

2

Orders and regulations under this Act may make—

a

different provision for different purposes; and

b

supplemental, incidental, consequential, transitory, transitional or saving provision.

3

Subject to subsections (4) to (6), a statutory instrument containing an order or regulations made under this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

4

The following orders and regulations are not to be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the order or regulations has been laid before and approved by the Scottish Parliament—

a

regulations under section 5(2)(b), (4), (5) or (8); or

b

an order under section 62(1)(a) containing provision which adds to, replaces or omits any part of the text of an Act.

5

Subsection (3) does not apply to an order containing provision under section 7(9) if a draft of the statutory instrument containing the order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Parliament.

6

Subsection (3) does not apply to an order under section 63(2).