UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill [AS PASSED] CONTENTS Section ART 1 P LIGNMENT WITH EU LAW A 1 Power to make provision corresponding to EU law 1A Purpose of maintaining and advancing standards 2 Limitations on the section 1(1) power 3 Duration of the section 1(1) power 4 Scrutiny of regulations under section 1(1) 4A Policy statement on the section 1(1) power 4B Procedure for publication of policy statement 5 Explanatory statements for regulations under section 1(1) 6 Explanatory statements: good reasons, equalities etc. 7 Reports relating to the exercise of the section 1(1) power 7A Consultation on reports under section 7(1) 8 Interpretation of Part 1 ART 2 P NVIRONMENT E HAPTER 1 C NVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES E 9 The guiding principles on the environment 10 Ministers’ duties to have regard to the guiding principles 11 Other authorities’ duty to have regard to the guiding principles 12 Purpose of the duties under sections 10 and 11 13 Guidance 14 Procedure for publication of guidance HAPTER 2 C NVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE E Establishment of Environmental Standards Scotland 15 Environmental Standards Scotland SP Bill 77B Session 5 (2020) ii UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill Functions of Environmental Standards Scotland 16 Functions 17 Power to modify functions 18 Duty to prepare and publish strategy on exercise of functions 19 Co-operation duties of public authorities and Environmental Standards Scotland Information notices 20 Power to require information 21 Failure to comply with an information notice Improvement reports and improvement plans 22 Improvement report 23 Restrictions on preparing an improvement report 24 Content of an improvement report 25 Improvement report: procedural requirements 26...