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

1. Introduction

2. Overview and Background

   1. Background

   2. The different forms of EU law and the ECA

   3. Retained EU law

   4. EU Law and the Scotland Act 1998

   5. Part 1 – Alignment With Eu Law

      1. Section 1– Power to make provision corresponding to EU law

      2. Section 2 – Purpose of maintaining and advancing standards

      3. Section 3 – Limitations on the section 1(1) power

      4. Section 4 – Duration of the section 1(1) power

      5. Section 5 – Scrutiny of regulations under section 1(1)

      6. Section 6 – Policy statement on the section 1(1) power

      7. Section 7 – Procedure for publication of policy statement

      8. Sections 8 to 11 – Explanatory statements for, and reporting on, regulations under section 1(1)

      9. Section 12 – Interpretation of Part 1

   6. Part 2 – Environment

      1. Chapter 1 – Environmental principles

         1. Section 13 - The guiding principles on the environment

         2. Section 14 - Ministers’ duties to have due regard to the guiding principles

         3. Section 15 - Other authorities’ duty to have due regard to the guiding principles

         4. Section 16 - Purpose of duties under sections 14 and 15

         5. Section 17 - Guidance

         6. Section 18 - Procedure for publication of guidance

      2. Chapter 2 – Environmental governance

         1. Establishment of Environmental Standards Scotland

            1. Section 19 - Environmental Standards Scotland

         2. Functions of Environmental Standards Scotland

            1. Section 20 - Functions

            2. Section 21 - Power to modify functions.

            3. Section 22 - Duty to prepare and publish strategy on exercise of functions

            4. Section 23 - Co-operation duties of public authorities and Environmental Standards Scotland

         3. Information notices

            1. Section 24 - Power to require information

            2. Section 25 - Failure to comply with an information notice

         4. Improvement reports and improvement plans

            1. Section 26 - Improvement report

            2. Section 27 - Restrictions on preparing an improvement report

            3. Section 28 - Content of an improvement report

            4. Section 29 - Improvement report: procedural requirements

            5. Section 30 - Improvement plan

         5. Compliance notices

            1. Section 31 - Compliance notice

            2. Section 32 - Restrictions on issuing a compliance notice

            3. Section 33 - Content of a compliance notice

            4. Section 34 - Variation of a compliance notice

            5. Section 35 - Withdrawal of a compliance notice

            6. Section 36 - Appeal against a compliance notice

            7. Section 37 - Failure to comply with a compliance notice

         6. Judicial review and other civil proceedings

            1. Section 38 - Power to apply for judicial review or intervene in civil proceedings

         7. Disclosure of information

            1. Section 39 - Disclosure of information to Environmental Standards Scotland

            2. Section 40 - Confidentiality of proceedings

         8. Duty to consult on effectiveness of governance arrangements

            1. Section 41 - Duty to consult on effectiveness of governance arrangements

         9. Interpretation of Chapter 2

            1. Section 42 - Meaning of “public authority”

            2. Section 43 - Meaning of “failing to comply with environmental law”

            3. Section 44 - Meaning of “environmental law” and “effectiveness of environmental law”

            4. Section 45 - Meaning of “environmental protection”, “environmental harm” and “the environment”

            5. Section 46 - Interpretation of Chapter 2: general

      3. Chapter 3 – Environmental policy strategy

         1. Section 47 - Environmental policy strategy

   7. Part 3 - General

      1. Section 48 – Purpose and effect of this Act

      2. Section 49 – Regulations: supplementary

      3. Section 50 – Ancillary provision

      4. Section 51 – Commencement

      5. Section 52 – Repeal of Part 1 of this Act

      6. Section 53 – Short title

   8. Schedule 1 - Environmental Standards Scotland

      1. Independence from Ministers

      2. Members

      3. Chief executive and other staff

      4. Committees and functions

      5. Annual report

      6. Resources

      7. Initial members: transitional provision

      8. Application of legislation relating to public bodies

   9. Schedule 2 - Environmental Standards Scotland: Strategy

      1. Content

      2. Procedure for publication of strategy

      3. Publication of first strategy and interim strategy

      4. Review of strategy

3. Parliamentary History