P ART 3 F INAL PROVISIONS 23 Ancillary provision 15 (1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make any incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision they consider appropriate for the purposes of, or in connection with, or for giving full effect to this Act or any provision made under it. (2) Regulations under subsection (1) may modify any enactment (including this Act). 20 24 Regulation-making powers (1) A power to make regulations conferred by this Act includes the power to make different provision for different purposes. (2) Regulations under section ZA1(7), (10) or (11), 4, 4A, 10A(2)(e) and (f) and (3), 10B(1), 10C(2), 10E(1), 21AB are subject to the affirmative procedure. 25 (2A) Regulations under the following provisions are subject to the negative procedure— (a) section ZA2(2), (b) section ZA3(2), (c) section ZA4(2). (3) Regulations under section 23— 30 (a) are subject to the affirmative procedure if they add to, replace or omit any part of the text of an Act, but (b) otherwise are subject to the negative procedure. 24A Meaning of “child” In this Act, “child” means a person aged under 18. 80 Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill Part 3—Final provisions 25 Commencement (1) The following provisions come into force on the day after Royal Assent: this section and sections 23, 24 and 26. (2) The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers 5 may by regulations appoint. (2A) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations amend a provision of this Act that refers to the day on which a section comes into force so that it specifies the date on which the section actually came into force. (3) Regulations under this section may include transitional, transitory or saving provision. 10 26 Short title 1 The short title of this Act is the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Act 2026.