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Draft instruments: publishing and printingS

11.—(1) The responsible authority must ensure that the Queen’s Printer receives a copy of each draft instrument as soon as practicable after the draft instrument is laid before the Scottish Parliament.

(2) As soon as practicable after receiving a copy of a draft instrument in accordance with paragraph (1), the Queen’s Printer must—

(a)publish on the Queen’s Printer’s website—

(i)a copy of the draft instrument; and

(ii)any document related to the draft instrument that the responsible authority requests the Queen’s Printer to publish; and

(b)print a copy of the draft instrument and deliver it (at the Queen’s Printer’s own expense)—

F1(i)to any address specified for the purpose of section 1(1) of the Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003 by the authorities controlling the National Library of Scotland; or

F2(ii)to the National Library of Scotland, if the authorities controlling that library have not specified an address.

Textual Amendments

F1By virtue of The National Library of Scotland Act 2012 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/169), arts. 1, 4(b)(i) it is provided that (28.6.2013) the words “the authorities controlling” are omitted

F2By The National Library of Scotland Act 2012 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/169), arts. 1, 4(b)(ii) it is provided that (28.6.2013) the words “if the authorities controlling that library have not specified an address” are substituted for the words “if no such address has been specified”

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 11 in force at 6.4.2011, see reg. 1