Part 9General

57Power to modify enactments

1

The Scottish Ministers may, by order, amend, repeal, revoke or disapply any enactment to which this section applies.

2

This section applies to—

a

any enactment which the Scottish Ministers consider prevents local authorities from discharging their duty under section 1(1), 13(1) or 15(1) above or hinders them in that discharge;

b

any enactment which the Scottish Ministers consider prevents any participant in community planning from implementing a duty or exercising a power under sections 15 and 16 above or hinders a participant in that implementation or exercise;

c

any enactment which the Scottish Ministers consider prevents local authorities from exercising their power under section 20(1) above.

3

The power under subsection (1) above may be exercised in relation to—

a

all authorities, bodies or other persons as respects which and whom it may be exercised;

b

any class or classes of such authorities, bodies or persons; or

c

a particular such authority, body or person.

4

The power under subsection (1) above includes power to amend or disapply an enactment for a specified period.

5

An order under this section shall be made by statutory instrument.

6

No such order shall be made unless the statutory instrument has been laid in draft before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.