Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Meeting Minutes
31st Meeting, 2023
- Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:31
- Meeting closed at: 11:44
- Published: Wednesday, November 15, 2023 04:34pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Stuart McMillan (Convener)
- Bill Kidd (Deputy Convener)
- Jeremy Balfour (Member)
- Oliver Mundell (Member)
Apologies received from
Substitute Members Attendees
1 Declaration of interests:
Rhoda Grant indicated that she is a member of Unison and the Co-Operative Party.
2 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 7 in private.
3 Instruments subject to affirmative procedure:
The Committee agreed that no points arose on the following—
Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/Draft)
Council Tax (Variation for Unoccupied Dwellings) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/Draft)
4 Instruments subject to negative procedure:
The Committee agreed that no points arose on the following—
Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/311)
Animal Welfare and Food Safety (International Professional Qualification Recognition Agreement Implementation) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/312)
5 Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure:
The Committee agreed that no points arose on the following—
UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/310 (C.22))
Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 Amendment) (Miscellaneous) 2023 (SSI 2023/333)
6 Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2.
The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 55, 56, 22, 57, 23, 24, 59, 60, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 48, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45.
The following amendments were agreed to (by division)-
52 (For 3, Against 2, Abstentions 0)
53 (For 3, Against 2, Abstentions 0)
47 (For 3, Against 2, Abstentions 0)
58 (For 3, Against 2, Abstentions 0)
The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—
46 (For 2, Against 3, Abstentions 0)
54 (For 2, Against 3, Abstentions 0)
49 (For 2, Against 3, Abstentions 0)
50 (For 0, Against 2, Abstentions 3)
51 (For 0, Against 2, Abstentions 3)
The following provisions were agreed to without amendment: sections 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 77, schedule 1, sections 78 and 79, schedule 2, sections 80 and 81, and the long title.
The following provisions were agreed to as amended: sections 1, 5, 7, 10, 12, 22, 25, 26, 35, 39, 40, 41, 42, 49, 55, 56, 61, 64, 65, 74 and 76.
The Committee completed Stage 2 consideration of the Bill.
7 Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (in private):
The Committee agreed to reconsider a draft report at a future meeting.