Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill 9 Part 3—Further provision relating to hate crime (1A) Regulations under this section may modify section 15A(3) by making provision about the information relating to the characteristic of sex which is to be included in reports under that section. (2) Regulations under this section may modify section 14 by adding interpretative provision 5 relating to the characteristic of sex. (3) Regulations under this section— (a) may make incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision, (b) may make different provision for different purposes, 10 (c) are subject to the affirmative procedure. (4) Before laying a draft of a Scottish statutory instrument containing regulations under this section before the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Ministers must— (a) lay before the Scottish Parliament a proposed draft of the instrument, (b) have regard to any representations about the proposed draft that are made to them 15 within the period of 40 days beginning with the day on which the proposed draft is laid and make any changes to the draft instrument that they consider appropriate. (5) In calculating the period of 40 days, no account is to be taken of any time during which the Scottish Parliament is dissolved or is in recess...