Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill 13 Part 2—Disclosure of convictions and other information relating to time when person under 12 Chapter 2—Disclosure of other information: independent review 17 Guidance (1) The Scottish Ministers— (a) must issue guidance to the independent reviewer about the exercise of the reviewer’s functions, and 5 (b) may, from time to time, issue revised guidance. (2) Before issuing guidance or revised guidance under this section, the Scottish Ministers must consult— (a) the independent reviewer, (b) such other persons Ministers consider appropriate. 10 (2A) Guidance under this section may not relate to— (a) a specific review being or to be carried out by the independent reviewer under section 13, or (b) the way in which the reviewer is carrying out (or is to carry out) a specific review. (3) The independent reviewer, in exercising the reviewer’s functions, must have regard to 15 any such guidance. 18 Regulation of procedure for review (1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision about the procedure for the review under this Part of the inclusion of information in enhanced criminal record certificates and scheme records. 20 (2) Regulations under this section may in particular include provision about— (a) the time period within which the chief constable is to refer to the independent reviewer information that the chief constable has identified and considers ought to be included in an enhanced criminal record certificate or, as the case may be, a scheme record, 25 (b) the time period within which the independent reviewer is to notify the applicant or, as the case may be, the scheme member under section 11(1), (c) the time period within which the applicant or, as the case may be, the scheme member may make representations under section 11(2) to the independent reviewer, 30 (d) the time period within which a person required under section 12(1) to provide information to the independent reviewer is to do so. 19 Modifications of the functions of the independent reviewer (1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify the functions of the independent reviewer. 35 (2) The Scottish Ministers must, before laying a draft of a Scottish statutory instrument containing regulations under this section before the Scottish Parliament, consult such persons as they consider appropriate. (3) Regulations under this section may— (a) modify any enactment (including this Act), 14 Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill Part 2—Disclosure of convictions and other information relating to time when person under 12 Chapter 3—General provisions (b) include transitional, transitory or saving provision.