Stage 1
A Bill to enable provision to be made for the purpose of promoting regulatory consistency; to enable provision to be made, and to make provision, as respects regulatory activities, and offences, relating to the environment; to make provision about regulatory functions relating to marine licensing, planning and street traders’ licences; and for connected purposes.
The Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Bill was introduced in Parliament on 27 March 2013 by John Swinney MSP, and was subsequently referred to the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as the lead committee for Stage 1 scrutiny by the Parliamentary Bureau on 16 April 2013.
The RACCE Committee was allocated as a secondary committee to look specifically at the provisions in the Bill that relate to SEPA and environmental regulation (Part 2), and any other parts of the Bill specifically relevant to the Committee’s remit.
The Bill received Royal Assent on 19 February 2014.
Evidence
Written evidence
The Committee issued a call for evidence on 29 April 2013.
Read the responses received by the Committee
Read the call for evidence
Read the RACCE Committee's Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Bill press release
Report
The Committee pubilshed it's report on 28 June 2013, read it here:
Additional Information