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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-proceedings-etc-reform-scotland-act-2007/section-81",
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  "legislation": "asp/2007/6",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-proceedings-etc-reform-scotland-act-2007",
  "path": "section/81",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "81",
  "heading": "Orders",
  "text": "(1) Any power of the Scottish Ministers or the Lord President of the Court of Session to make orders under the preceding Parts of this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.\n(2) And it includes power to—\n(a) make such incidental, supplemental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Scottish Ministers consider or (as the case may be) the Lord President considers necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the order,\n(b) make different provision for different purposes or areas.\n(3) But—\n(a) a statutory instrument containing an order under section 46(1) or (2), ... 59(2) or (6) or 63(2) is not made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament,\n(b) a statutory instrument containing any other order under the preceding Parts of this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Parliament.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 81(1) inserted (1.4.2010) by Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (asp 6), ss. 73, 76, Sch. 5 para. 5(2)(a); S.S.I. 2010/39, art. 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 81(2)(a) inserted (1.4.2010) by Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (asp 6), ss. 73, 76, Sch. 5 para. 5(2)(b); S.S.I. 2010/39, art. 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in s. 81(3)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Criminal Justice (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/339), regs. 1(3), 4(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 81(3)(a) inserted (1.4.2015) by Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18), ss. 127(4), 138(2); S.S.I. 2015/77, art. 2(2)(3), sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/6/section/81",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:00.103957+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}