Commentary on Provisions Circular economy strategy Section 3: Publication and laying of strategy
12.Section 3 of the Act requires the Scottish Ministers to publish the circular economy strategy in such manner as they consider appropriate and lay a copy of this before the Scottish Parliament. Ministers are therefore afforded discretion as to how the circular economy strategy is published, but under subsection (2) the strategy must be published and laid before Parliament within 2 years of this section coming into force.
13.Subsection (3)(a) and (b) require the Scottish Ministers, as soon as practicable following the strategy’s publication, to publish and lay before the Scottish Parliament a report on the consultation undertaken in connection with the strategy.