Legislation – Renters’ Rights Act 2025
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Part 5General
142Power of Scottish Ministers to make consequential provision
(1)
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision that is consequential on Chapter 5 of Part 1 (see section 27 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10), as a result of which such regulations are to be made by Scottish statutory instrument).
(2)
Regulations under this section may amend, repeal or revoke provision made by or under—
(a)
an Act of the Scottish Parliament passed before this Act, or
(b)
an Act passed—
(i)
before this Act, or
(ii)
later in the same session of Parliament as this Act.
(3)
The power to make regulations under this section includes power to make—
(a)
supplementary, incidental, transitional or saving provision;
(b)
different provision for different purposes.
(4)
The power under subsection (3)(a) to make transitional provision includes power to provide for the regulations to apply (with or without modifications) in relation to tenancies entered into, or advertising begun, before the date on which the regulations come into force.
(5)
Regulations under this section may only make provision which would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament if contained in an Act of that Parliament.
(6)
Regulations made under this section that amend or repeal provision made by an Act of the Scottish Parliament, or by an Act, are subject to the affirmative procedure (see section 29 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)).
(7)
Any other regulations made under this section are subject to the negative procedure (see section 28 of that Act).