Impact on rural areas 5ZA Review of VL scheme: matters to be considered 15 (1) Section 21 of the 2024 Act (review of scheme) is modified as follows. (2) After subsection (1) insert— “(1A) The local authority must, in carrying out such a review, consider whether the scheme should be modified or revoked.”. 5A Reporting on impact on tourism in rural areas 20 (1) Section 75 of the 2024 Act (report on operation of Act) is modified as follows. (2) In subsection (2), for paragraph (a) substitute— “(a) the impact of VL schemes introduced under this Act on— (i) businesses and communities, and (ii) tourism in rural areas,”. 25 Power to make further provision 6 Power to make further provision about the operation of the 2024 Act (1) The 2024 Act is modified as follows. (2) After section 75 insert— “75A Power to make further provision about the operation of Parts 2 and 3 30 (1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make further provision about the operation of Parts 2 and 3. (2) Regulations under this section may, in particular, make provision about how the levy is to be calculated, charged and paid in particular circumstances or types of case. 35 (3) Regulations under subsection (1) may modify any enactment (including this Act). 9 Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill Part 2—Final provisions (4) Before making regulations under this section, the Scottish Ministers must consult— (a) local authorities, (b) such persons as they consider to be representative of communities, 5 businesses engaged in tourism and tourist organisations, (c) such other persons as they consider appropriate. (5) Regulations under subsection (1)— (a) are subject to the affirmative procedure if they add to, replace or omit any part of the text of an Act, 10 (b) otherwise, are subject to the negative procedure.”. 1 P ART 2 F INAL PROVISIONS 7 Ancillary provision (1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make any incidental, supplementary, 15 consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision they consider appropriate for the purposes of, in connection with or for giving full effect to this Act or any provision made under it. (2) Regulations under subsection (1) may— (a) modify any enactment (including this Act), 20 (b) make different provision for different purposes. (3) Regulations under subsection (1)— (a) are subject to the affirmative procedure if they add to, replace or omit any part of the text of an Act, (b) otherwise, are subject to the negative procedure. 25 8 Meaning of “the 2024 Act” In this Act, “the 2024 Act” means the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024. 9 Consequential and minor modifications The schedule makes modifications of the 2024 Act that are consequential on the provisions of this Act, and other minor modifications of the 2024 Act. 30 10 Commencement (1) This Part, except for section 9, comes into force on the day after Royal Assent. (2) The following provisions come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day of Royal Assent— (za) section 1ZA, 35 (a) section 2, 10 Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill Part 2—Final provisions (b) section 3, (c) section 4, (ca) section 4A, (d) section 5, 5 (e) section 9 but only to the extent that it relates to Parts 1A and 2 of the schedule, (ea...