Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Official Report 476KB pdf

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Instruments not subject to Parliamentary Procedure

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Zoonoses Amendment (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Order 2021 (SSI 2021/83)

Under agenda item 7, an issue has been raised on SSI 2021/83. The instrument amends the Zoonoses Order 1989 (SI 1989/285) to designate SARS-CoV-2 as a zoonotic organism that requires notification under section 29 of the Animal Health Act 1981 to assist the monitoring and control of virus mutations.

An issue was raised with the Scottish Government in relation to a drafting error that was identified in article 2(3)(c), which refers to a provision in schedule 1 of the Zoonoses Order 1989 as paragraph 3 of schedule 5 to the Animal Health Act 1981, rather than—as it should be—paragraph 5 of schedule 3 to that act. The Scottish Government has committed to correcting that error when it makes further planned amendments to the Zoonoses Order 1989 later this month.

Does the committee wish to draw the instrument to the attention of the Parliament on the general reporting ground, as there is an error in the drafting of article 2(3)(c) of the order? In addition, does the committee wish to welcome the Scottish Government’s commitment to correct that error when it makes further planned amendments to the Zoonoses Order 1989 later in March 2021?

No member has indicated that they are not content or that they wish to speak, so that is agreed.

No points have been raised on the following two instruments.

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Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Commencement No 1) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/104 (C 5))

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Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No 2) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/108 (C 6))

Is the committee content with the instruments?

No member has indicated that they are not content or that they wish to speak, so that is agreed.

11:56 Meeting continued in private until 12:29.