The Committee took evidence on the Insolvency (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 [draft] from Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills at its meeting on 26 February 2019. The Official Report will be available on the Committee's website.

The purpose of the instrument is to ensure that devolved aspects of corporate and personal insolvency relating to jurisdiction, cooperation, and the recognition and enforcement of cross-border insolvency proceedings function appropriately after the UK’s exit from the EU without a deal. It will also protect the existing powers of floating charge holders with pre-September 2003 charges to appoint a receiver.

The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considered the instrument at its meeting on 22 January and agreed that no points arose. The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee also agreed to recommend to the Committee that the affirmative procedure is the appropriate scrutiny procedure and that the instrument could appropriately be categorised as Low in terms of its significance under the SSI Protocol.

Following evidence, the Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills moved motion S5M-15528—

That the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee recommends that the Insolvency (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 [draft] be approved.

The motion was agreed to without debate or dissent.

The Committee took evidence on the INSPIRE (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 [draft] from Kate Forbes, Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy at its meeting on 26 February 2019. The Official Report will be available on the Committee's website.

This instrument makes minor and technical changes to the existing INSPIRE (Scotland) Regulations 2009 so that this legislation, which governs spatial data standards, will still work properly once the UK leaves the EU.

The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considered the instrument at its meeting on 5 February and agreed that no points arose. The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee also agreed to recommend to the Committee that the draft INSPIRE (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 are appropriately categorised as Low in terms of their significance under the SSI Protocol.

Following evidence, the Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy moved motion S5M-15750—

That the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee recommends that the INSPIRE (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 [draft] be approved.

The motion was agreed to without debate or dissent.