The Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential, Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011

Amendment of the 1984 Act

13.  In section 143A (“developments of national significance” etc.: special procedure)(1)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) from “Subsection” to “which”, where it first occurs, substitute “Subject to subsection (4), subsection (3) applies to any”;

(ii) in paragraph (a) omit “contains an”;

(iii) in paragraph (b)—

(aa) omit “contains or confirms a”; and

(bb) after “Act” insert “(or any instrument confirming such a scheme)”; and

(iv) in paragraph (c), at the beginning, insert “subordinate legislation which”;

(b) for subsection (3) substitute—

“(3) The legislation is subject to the affirmative procedure.”; and

(c) in subsection (4)—

(i) for “an instrument containing or confirming an order or scheme” substitute “any subordinate legislation”; and

(ii) for “an instrument laid before the Scottish Parliament under paragraph (a)” substitute “any legislation which was subject to the affirmative procedure by virtue”.

(1)

Section 143A was inserted by section 24 of the Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007.