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X19(1)This paragraph applies to a statutory duty (however expressed)—S

(a)that is within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament to amend, and

(b)that requires the Scottish Ministers or a Scottish public authority to—

(i)publish or publicise a document (other than by electronic means),

(ii)lay a document (or a copy of it) before the Scottish Parliament,

(iii)give notice of where a document may be inspected,

(iv)make available a document for inspection in a particular manner.

(2)The Scottish Ministers or, as the case may be, the Scottish public authority may decide not to comply with the duty if they or, as the case may be, it are of the view that doing so—

(a)may give rise to a significant risk of the transmission of coronavirus, or

(b)is likely to be ineffective or inappropriate due to action taken in order to control the incidence or transmission of coronavirus.

(3)Where the Scottish Ministers or, as the case may be, a Scottish public authority decide not to comply with the duty they or it must (if possible)—

(a)publish the document in such electronic format as they consider or it considers appropriate (for example on their or its website),

(b)make the document (or the information contained in it) available for inspection by electronic means (for example on their or its website),

(c)give notice by electronic means of where a document (or the information contained in it) may be inspected, which notice may specify an electronic means (such as publication on a particular website) as the place where the document (or information) may be inspected,

as appropriate, having regard to the nature of the duty in question.

(4)If the Scottish Ministers or, as the case may be, a Scottish public authority decide not to comply with the duty and consider that it is not possible to use a means listed in sub-paragraph (3), they or it must publish a statement to that effect in such manner as they consider or it considers appropriate.

(5)Where the duty is accompanied by a requirement that the Scottish Ministers or, as the case may be, a Scottish public authority must make a statement to the Scottish Parliament in respect of the document on a particular date or within a particular period, it is sufficient for the statement to be made as soon as reasonably practicable.

(6)This paragraph does not apply to—

(a)accounts or associated documents required under section 19 or 20 of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 (see paragraph 15), or

(b)reports required in connection with the exercise of functions by the Scottish Ministers or a Scottish public authority and in respect of which there is a statutory duty to publish or lay before the Scottish Parliament (see paragraph 8).

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X1The power conferred under this provision to publish a notice or make a statement may be exercised by means of a notice published in The Gazette

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