(Scotland) Act 2008 1 (6) A public health declaration is approved if— (a) the Scottish Ministers lay a copy of the declaration before the Scottish Parliament, (b) a member of the Scottish Government lodges a motion that the 5 declaration be approved, and (c) the Parliament agrees to the motion. (7) A motion under subsection (6)(b) may not be amended. (8) The Scottish Ministers must publish notice of the approval of a public health declaration and the time at which the declaration has effect, in such manner 10 as they consider appropriate. 1 If, during the period that a public health declaration has effect, the Scottish (9) Ministers consider that paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) no longer apply, they must— (a) revoke the declaration, 15 (b) lay notice of revocation before the Scottish Parliament, and (c) publish notice of revocation in such manner as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate. (10) A public health declaration ceases to have effect immediately after it is revoked. (11) A public health declaration’s ceasing to have effect neither— 20 (a) affects anything done before the declaration ceased to have effect, nor (b) prevents the making of regulations revoking regulations made during the period that the declaration had effect. 86AB Public health protection regulations: further provision about public health declarations 25 (1) If the Scottish Ministers consider that it is not practicable for a public health declaration to be approved in accordance with section 86AA(6), they may make a statement explaining why. (2) An example of when it may not be practicable for a public health declaration to be approved in accordance with section 86AA(6) is if the Scottish Parliament 30 is dissolved. (3) When a statement under subsection (1) is made, the Scottish Ministers must— (a) lay a copy of the public health declaration and the statement before the Scottish Parliament, and (b) publish the statement in such manner as they consider appropriate. 35 (4) If a statement under subsection (1) is made— (a) the public health declaration has effect immediately after the declaration is made, and (b) the declaration ceases to have effect at the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which it is made unless before the end of 40 that period it is approved by the Scottish Parliament on a motion by a 4 Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill Part 1—Public health protection Chapter 1—Modifications of the Public Health etc.