Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022

27 Regulations

(1) A power of the Scottish Ministers to make regulations conferred by any of the preceding provisions includes power to make—

(a) incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision,

(b) different provision for different purposes.

(2) Before making regulations under section 6, 10(2)(c) or 15, the Scottish Ministers must—

(a) consult those persons who the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate, and

(b) have regard to any responses to the consultation.

(3) In consulting under subsection (2), the Scottish Ministers must have regard to the importance of communicating in an inclusive way.

(4) Regulations under section 5(3) are subject to the affirmative procedure.

(5) The first regulations under section 6 are subject to the affirmative procedure.

(6) Subsequent regulations under section 6 are subject to the negative procedure.

(7) Regulations under section 10(2)(c) are subject to the affirmative procedure.

(8) Regulations under section 10(3)(b) or 15 are subject to the negative procedure.

(9) Regulations under section 10(6) are subject to the affirmative procedure.

(10) Regulations under section 20(6) are subject to the affirmative procedure.

(11) Regulations under section 26(1)—

(a) which add to, replace or omit any part of the text of an Act are subject to the affirmative procedure,

(b) otherwise, are subject to the negative procedure.

(12) Regulations under Part 5 of the schedule are subject to the affirmative procedure.