The Scottish Animal Welfare Commission Regulations 2020

Work plan

13.—(1) The Commission must prepare a work plan for each financial year setting out how it intends to perform its functions under regulation 5(1) during the financial year to which the plan relates.

(2) The Commission must submit—

(a) the first plan to the Scottish Ministers as soon as practicable after these Regulations come into force,

(b) a new plan to the Scottish Ministers no later than 2 months before the start of the period to which the plan relates.

(3) The Scottish Ministers may—

(a) approve a plan without modification,

(b) approve a plan with modifications agreed with the Commission, or

(c) reject a plan.

(4) If the Scottish Ministers reject a plan, the Commission must submit a revised plan to the Scottish Ministers within such period as the Scottish Ministers direct.

(5) Where the Scottish Ministers approve a plan under paragraph (3)(a) or (b), the Commission must publish it as approved in such manner as it considers appropriate.

(6) The Commission—

(a) may revise a plan from time to time,

(b) must submit any revised plan to the Scottish Ministers.

(7) If any matters are referred to the Commission under regulation 5(2)(a), the Commission must—

(a) include the matters in its plan submitted under paragraph (2), or

(b) revise its plan to take account of the matters.

(8) Paragraphs (3) to (5) apply to a revised plan submitted under paragraph (4), (6)(b) or (7)(b) as they apply to a plan submitted under paragraph (2).