THE ACT Final provisions Section 22 (Ancillary provision)
53.Section 22 enables the Scottish Ministers to make ancillary provision, by regulations, to give full effect to the Act or any provision made under it. This includes the power to modify other enactments (including the Act itself).
54.Regulations made under section 22 that amend the text of primary legislation (including the Act) are subject to the affirmative procedure. Otherwise, regulations under section 22 are subject to the negative procedure (see section 23).