Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016

105 Regulations under section 95(1): requirements

(1) Before laying a draft of a Scottish statutory instrument containing regulations under section 95(1) before the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Ministers must—

(a) prepare a draft of the regulations,

(b) consult the persons mentioned in subsection (2) about the draft regulations, and

(c) in preparing the draft Scottish statutory instrument, have regard to any representations received by them by virtue of paragraph (b).

(2) The persons are—

(a) persons appearing to the Scottish Ministers to be representative of the interests of funeral directors in Scotland, and

(b) any other persons the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.

(3) When laying a draft of a Scottish statutory instrument containing regulations under section 95(1) before the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Ministers must also lay before the Parliament a document which—

(a) summarises any representations received by them by virtue of subsection (1)(b), and

(b) describes any changes made to the draft regulations prepared under subsection (1)(a) whether as a result of those representations or otherwise.