Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, November 17, 2020

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European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: Instrument Category

Agenda item 3 is consideration of two further instruments that have been laid under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Unlike our consideration under agenda item 2, we are considering only how the instruments have been categorised by the Scottish Government.

Public Procurement etc (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 [Draft]

The first instrument has been categorised by the Scottish Government as being of high significance in relation to the provision made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. In that regard, our advisers consider that the instrument has been properly categorised as being of high significance under the SSI protocol.

Is the committee content that the instrument has been properly categorised as being of high significance?

Members indicated agreement.

Common Agricultural Policy (Less Favoured Area Support) (EU Exit) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 [Draft]

The second instrument has been categorised by the Scottish Government as being of low significance in relation to the provision made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. In that regard, our advisers consider that the instrument has been properly categorised as being of low significance under the SSI protocol.

Is the committee content that the instrument has been properly categorised as being of low significance?

Members indicated agreement.