Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Official Report 528KB pdf

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Withdrawal Agreement) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Item 3 is consideration of two notifications from the Scottish Government in relation to consent to UK statutory instruments.

Members will recall that there is an agreed protocol between the Scottish Government and the Parliament in relation to instruments being made by the UK Government under powers in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 which relate to proposals within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish Government and the Parliament have agreed an approach to UK-wide statutory instruments.

The committee raised some queries with the Scottish Government in advance of the meeting, and we have received a response. Do members want to comment on either of the instruments?

I see that members have no comments. In that case, do members agree to approve the Scottish Government’s proposal to consent to the provisions being made in the UK Parliament on those UK statutory instruments?

I see that members agree to do so.