The Subordinate Legislation Committee considered the delegated powers provision in the Budget (Scotland) (No.2) Bill at its meeting on 13 January 2009. The Bill makes provision for the Scottish Administration’s budget for the financial year 2009/10. The Committee notes that, like its predecessors in previous years, the Bill contains one delegated power that permits certain parts of the Bill to be amended by Order.
Section 7 confers power on the Scottish Ministers to make adjustments to the overall cash authorisations set in section 3 of the Bill and to the schedules to the Bill, by Order made by statutory instrument, to take account of changing circumstances throughout the financial year. Any such Order will be subject to affirmative resolution procedure.
Read this report here: 2nd Report 2009: Budget (Scotland) (No.2) Bill
Published: 14 January 2009