X125(1)If at any time the Scottish Ministers are of the view that—U.K.
(a)the incidence or transmission of coronavirus constitutes a serious and imminent threat to public health in Scotland, and
(b)the powers conferred by this Part of this Schedule will be an effective means of delaying or preventing significant further transmission of coronavirus in Scotland,
the Scottish Ministers may make a declaration to that effect.
(2)If, having made a declaration under this paragraph, the Scottish Ministers cease to be of the view referred to in sub-paragraph (1), they must revoke the declaration.
(3)A declaration or the revocation of a declaration under this paragraph—
(a)is to be made by being published online, and
(b)must, as soon as reasonably practicable after it is made, also be published in the Edinburgh Gazette.
(4)The Scottish Ministers may make a declaration under this paragraph on more than one occasion.
(5)Before making or revoking a declaration under this paragraph the Scottish Ministers must consult the Chief Medical Officer of the Scottish Administration or such other person as may be designated for the purposes of this paragraph by the Scottish Ministers.
Editorial Information
X1The exercise of the power to make or revoke a declaration conferred under this provision must also be notified by means of a notice published in The Gazette