Part 1Bankruptcy

Miscellaneous and general

35Certain regulations under the 1985 Act: procedure

In section 72 of the 1985 Act (regulations)—

a

the existing words become subsection (1);

b

at the beginning insert “ Subject to subsection (2) below, ”; and

c

at the end insert—

2

No regulations such as are mentioned in subsection (3) below may be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

3

The regulations are—

a

regulations made under—

i

subsection (2B)(a) and (4) of section 5;

ii

section 5A; and

iii

section 39A(4),

of this Act; and

b

the first regulations under paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 to this Act made after the commencement of section 20 of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3).