Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Agenda
5th Meeting, 2024
- Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 08:45am
- Published: Wednesday, February 21, 2024 08:57am
1 Declaration of interests
Emma Harper and Elena Whitham will be invited to declare any relevant interests.
2 Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill
The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Witnesses
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Scottish Government
Andrew Crawley, Lawyer, Scottish Government
John Kerr, Head of Agriculture Policy, Scottish Government
Ewen Scott, Agriculture and Rural Communities Bill Team Leader, Scottish Government
Agriculture Bill cover note 113KB pdf posted 15/02/2024 (Ref: RAI/S6/24/5/1)
RAI/S6/24/5/2(P) (Private Paper)
3 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Sea Fish (Prohibition on Fishing) (Firth of Clyde) Order 2024 (SSI 2024/6).
SSI cover note 135KB pdf posted 15/02/2024 (Ref: RAI/S6/24/5/3)
RAI/S6/24/5/4(P) (Private Paper)
4 UK subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating in a devolved area as set out in the following UK statutory instrument proposals—
Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
UKSI cover note 158KB pdf posted 15/02/2024 (Ref: RAI/S6/24/5/5)
5 Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill
The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 2).
The Committee will reconvene at 18:00 in Committee Room 4 to continue its consideration.