Commentary on provisions of Act Section 30: Universal credit: persons to whom, and time when, paid
This section enables the Scottish Ministers to exercise regulation-making powers for Scotland to provide for alternative payment arrangements in relation to Universal Credit.
	The Scottish Ministers will have the power to make regulations dealing with the persons to whom payments of Universal Credit can be made and the frequency of those payments.
	This power can be exercised concurrently with the Secretary of State, which means that both the UK Government and Scottish Government have the same power to make regulations for Scotland on the matters covered by this section which they can exercise independently.
	The Scottish Ministers must, before making regulations under the powers mentioned in this section consult with the Secretary of State about the practicability of implementing them. If, following this consultation, the Scottish Ministers proceed to make regulations and the Secretary of State considers that it is not practicable to implement the changes in the proposed timescale, the Secretary of State may make regulations to postpone the time Scottish Minister’s regulations will start to have effect.
	Regulations made by Scottish Ministers under the powers mentioned in this section will be subject to the negative resolution procedure in the Scottish Parliament; replicating the approach taken in the UK Parliament.
	The Secretary of State cannot make any regulations in relation to Scotland under the powers mentioned in this section without first consulting with the Scottish Ministers.