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Chamber and committees

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee


Meeting Agenda

35th Meeting, 2023

  • Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2023
  • Session: 6
  • Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
  • Start time: 10:00am
  • Published: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 01:42pm

1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5, 6 and 7 in private.


2 Instruments subject to affirmative procedure

The Committee will consider the following—

Bus Services Improvement Partnerships (Objections) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/Draft)



3 Instruments subject to negative procedure

The Committee will consider the following—

Gender Recognition (Disclosure of Information) (Scotland) Order 2023 (SSI 2023/364)
Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2023 (SSI 2023/366)
Meat Preparations (Import Conditions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/367)
Bus Services Improvement Partnerships and Local Services Franchises (Provision of Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/368)
Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/369)
Bovine Semen (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/370)
Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/371)
Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/372)


4 Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.



5 Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the Scottish Government's response to points raised on the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.



6 Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider a letter from the Minister for Victims and Community Safety regarding two proposed delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 3.



7 Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.



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