Subordinate Legislation Committee, 18 Mar 2008
Meeting date: Tuesday, March 18, 2008
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Scottish Parliament Subordinate Legislation Committee Tuesday 18 March 2008
[The Convener opened the meeting at 14:15]
I welcome members to the 10th meeting in 2008 of the Subordinate Legislation Committee. We have no apologies. As usual, I ask everyone to turn off their mobile phones and BlackBerrys.
First, we have to look at something from last week's meeting. We considered the Adults with Incapacity (Reports in Relation to Guardianship and Intervention Orders) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations (SSI 2008/55) on 4 and 11 March, and agreed to report the instrument on the basis that the error in the regulations might affect their operation. However, there was a discrepancy between the legal brief and the summary of recommendations, which incorrectly said that the error might affect the validity of the instrument. I mention this today so that a statement can go on the record to clarify that our decision was that the error in the instrument might affect its operation. For the sake of the record, are members content with that?
Members indicated agreement.