The Act Overview Ministerial direction and guidance Section 54: Guidance
126.Subsection (1) provides that the Scottish Ministers may issue guidance about reviews under section 47(1) and the designation and variation by local authorities of heat network zones. The guidance may be addressed to one or more local authorities or to all local authorities and must be published in a manner the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate (subsections (2) and (5)). Before issuing any guidance under subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers must first consult local authorities to whom the guidance is to be addressed, the Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel and any other persons they consider appropriate (subsection (3)).
127.Local authorities must have regard to such guidance when exercising their functions under Part 3 (subsection (4)).