Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee [Draft]

Meeting date: Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Official Report 587KB pdf

Subordinate Legislation

Common Agricultural Policy (Simplifications and Improvements) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020

Fisheries (Technical Conservation Measures) (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc) Regulations 2020

Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement No 3) Regulations 2020

Item 4 is the consideration of subordinate legislation: two negative instruments and one laid-only instrument, as detailed on the agenda.

No issues were raised by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee when it considered the two negative instruments. No motions to annul have been received in relation to those instruments. I see that members do not have any comments, and I therefore propose that the committee does not make any recommendations on the negative instruments. Do members agree to that?

Members indicated agreement.

The laid-only instrument, which is the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement No 3) Regulations 2020, was included on the agenda for the committee to note only. Given that and the fact that another affirmative instrument relating to the 2018 act has been considered at the meeting, is the committee content to note the laid-only instrument, which commences certain sections of the 2018 act, bringing them into force on 23 December 2020?

Members indicated agreement.