Chamber and committees

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

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Meeting Agenda

36th Meeting, 2025

• Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025
• Session: 6
• Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
• Start time: 10:00am
• Published: Friday, December 12, 2025 01:12pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private.

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2 Instruments subject to affirmative procedure

The Committee will consider the following—
Hydrolysis (Scotland) (No. 1) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
Hydrolysis (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
National Bus Travel Concession Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Investment Zones Relief) (Scotland) Order 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)

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DPLR/S6/25/36/1(P) (Private Paper)

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3 Instruments subject to negative procedure

The Committee will consider the following—

Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/385)
Common Services Agency (Membership and Procedure) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/387)

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4 Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure

The Committee will consider the following—

Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/386 (C.30))
Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/388 (C.31))
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/393 (C. 32))

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5 Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill after Stage 2.

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DPLR/S6/25/36/2(P) (Private Paper)

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