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Amendment of the 1984 Act

15.  In Schedule 2 (validity and date of operation of certain orders and schemes)—

(a)in paragraph 1—

(i)after “State” insert “(or where the order, scheme or instrument confirming the scheme is subject to the affirmative procedure by virtue of section 143A(3) of this Act, after a draft statutory instrument containing or confirming the order or scheme has been laid before the Scottish Parliament)”;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (a), after “confirmed” insert “, or as the case may be, that a draft statutory instrument containing or confirming it has been laid before the Scottish Parliament”;

(iii)in sub-paragraph (c), for “statutory instrument containing or confirming the scheme or order” substitute “order, scheme or instrument confirming the scheme”; and

(iv)in sub-paragraph (d)—

(aa)from “relevant” to “until” substitute “order, scheme or instrument confirming the scheme, stating that the order, scheme or instrument confirming the scheme cannot be made unless”; and

(bb)after “approves” insert “a draft statutory instrument containing”;

(b)in paragraph 1A—

(i)from the beginning to “Act” substitute “Where an order, scheme or instrument confirming a scheme is subject to the affirmative procedure by virtue of section 143A(3) of this Act, as soon as may be after the Scottish Ministers have made the order, scheme or instrument confirming the scheme or, as the case may be, the Scottish Parliament has decided not to approve the draft statutory instrument laid before it under that section”;

(ii)for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—

(a)stating that the order, scheme or instrument has been made or, as the case may be, the Parliament has decided not to approve the draft statutory instrument;; and

(iii)in sub-paragraph (b), for “a resolution has been passed” substitute “the order, scheme or instrument has been made”.