# Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024, Section 3: Publication and laying of strategy

Extent: S

(1) The Scottish Ministers must—
(a) publish the circular economy strategy in such manner as they consider appropriate, and
(b) lay a copy of the strategy before the Scottish Parliament.
(2) Subsection (1) must be complied with before the end of the period of 2 years beginning with the day on which this section comes into force.
(3) As soon as practicable after complying with subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers must—
(a) publish a report setting out—
(i) the consultation process undertaken in order to comply with section 2, and
(ii) the ways in which, in preparing the circular economy strategy, the Scottish Ministers have taken account of views expressed in the course of that process, and
(b) lay a copy of the report before the Scottish Parliament.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2024/13/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/circular-economy-scotland-act-2024/section-3
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