Recommendations
The Committee’s comments and recommendations on the delegated powers in sections 7(3) and 21 are noted below.
Section 7(3) – Duty to have regard to island communities
Power conferred on: the Scottish Ministers
Power exercisable by: Regulations
Parliamentary procedure: Affirmative
Provisions
Section 7(3) provides that the Scottish Ministers may by regulations amend the schedule which lists the “relevant authorities”, that is, the bodies, office-holders and other persons which are to be subject to the duty imposed by section 7(1).