46.Section 15 amends the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 to confer on the Scottish Ministers a regulation-making power to modify the integration planning principles and the integration delivery principles in that Act. The exercise of that regulation-making power is subject to the affirmative procedure (see section 69 of the Joint Working Act; for the meaning of the affirmative procedure see section 29 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010).
47.The integration planning principles (which are set out in section 4 of the Joint Working Act) are principles to which local authorities and health boards must have regard when preparing an integration scheme under section 1 or 2 of the Joint Working Act.
48.The integration delivery principles (which are set out in section 31 of the Joint Working Act) are operative in the following circumstances:
	an integration authority must have regard to the principles when preparing or reviewing its strategic plan (see sections 30 and 37 of the Joint Working Act)
	a perception that a strategic plan is preventing, or may prevent, compliance with the principles (amongst other things) is grounds for the constituent authorities in respect of an integration authority to direct it to replace its strategic plan (see section 38 of the Joint Working Act)
	a person carrying out an integration function for the area of a local authority must have regard to the principles in carrying out the function (see section 40 of the Joint Working Act)
	improving compliance with the principles is one of the reasons for which the Scottish Ministers can permit an integration joint board not to direct another person to carry out a function under section 26 of the Joint Working Act (see section 27(7)(b) of that Act)
	reviewing and evaluating compliance with them is a purpose for which an inspection can be carried out by Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (commonly known as the Care Inspectorate) under section 53 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010) or by Healthcare Improvement Scotland under section 10I or 10J of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978
Overview of the Act Overview of Part 2 Health and social care integration principles