# Fisheries Act 2020, Paragraph 5


(1) Before making regulations under paragraph 1 or 3 the Scottish Ministers must consult—
(a) the Secretary of State,
(b) the Welsh Ministers,
(c) the Northern Ireland department, and
(d) such other persons likely to be affected by the regulations as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.
(2) Regulations under paragraph 1 or 3 are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure if they contain provision—
(a) amending or repealing primary legislation;
(b) imposing fees;
(c) creating a criminal offence or increasing the penalty for, or widening the scope of, a criminal offence; or
(d) conferring functions on, modifying functions of, or otherwise relating to the regulation of—
(i) a producer organisation in the United Kingdom, or
(ii) an inter-branch organisation in the United Kingdom.
(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) regulations under paragraph 1 or 3 are subject to the negative resolution procedure.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/22/schedule/8/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fisheries-act-2020/schedule-8/paragraph-5
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