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Section 109 Orders and regulations

Scotland

(1)

Any power of the Scottish Ministers to make orders or regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.

(2)

Any such power includes power—

(a)

to make such incidental, supplemental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Scottish Ministers think necessary or expedient,

(b)

to make different provision for different purposes and different areas.

F1(2A)

Regulations under paragraph 8B of schedule 5 prescribing requirements that must be fulfilled by, respectively, an application or an intimation may in particular require that it—

(a)

contain information specified in the regulations,

(b)

be in a form specified in the regulations,

(c)

be given in a manner specified in the regulations.

(3)

An order under section 87 or 110 may modify any enactment, instrument or document.

(4)

A statutory instrument containing an order or regulations under this Act (except sections 7(3) F2, 14A(9) F3, 16(5A)(c) F4, 16A(6), 31B(1), 31C(1), 36A(6), 93(5) and 113 and, where subsection (5) of this section applies, sections 87 and 110) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Parliament.

(5)

No order under section 87 or 110 containing provisions which add to, replace or omit any part of the text of an Act is to be made unless a draft has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Parliament.

(6)

No regulations are to be made under section 7(3) F5, 16A(6), 31B(1), 31C(1) or 36A(6), and no order is to be made under section F614A(9) or F716(5A)(c) or 93(5), unless a draft has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Parliament.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 109(2A) inserted (1.4.2026) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 13), s. 86(2), sch. para. 3(2)(a); S.S.I. 2026/115, reg. 2(1)(5), sch. Pt. 1

F2

Word in s. 109(4) inserted (22.2.2012) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 17), ss. 155(c)(i), 166(2); S.S.I. 2012/19, art. 2(d)

F3

Word in s. 109(4) inserted (23.2.2012) by The Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Amendment) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/445), arts. 1, 2

F4

Words in s. 109(4) inserted (1.4.2026 for specified purposes) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 13), s. 86(2), sch. para. 3(2)(b); S.S.I. 2026/115, reg. 2(1)(5), sch. Pt. 1

F5

Words in s. 109(6) inserted (1.4.2026 for specified purposes) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 13), s. 86(2), sch. para. 3(2)(c); S.S.I. 2026/115, reg. 2(1)(5), sch. Pt. 1

F6

Words in s. 109(6) inserted (22.2.2012) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 17), ss. 155(c)(ii), 166(2); S.S.I. 2012/19, art. 2(d)

F7

Words in s. 109(6) inserted (22.2.2012) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 17), ss. 153(b), 166(2); S.S.I. 2012/19, art. 2(b)

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

Act modified (temp.) (28.10.2022) by Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (asp 10), s. 13(1), sch. 1 para. 3 (with ss. 1(2), 6, 7, 8) (which affecting provision is continued until 31.3.2024 by The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Amendment of Expiry Dates and Rent Cap Modification) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/82), regs. 1(3), 2(2)) (as amended (27.9.2023) by S.S.I. 2023/275, reg. 2(2))