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Chamber and committees

Subordinate Legislation Committee, 24 Apr 2001

Meeting date: Tuesday, April 24, 2001


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Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Ascertainment of Value) (Scotland) (No 3) Order 2001 (SSI 2001/130)

Some points have been raised on the order.

Ian Jenkins:

The order contains a provision that any dispute in valuation should be made "in writing" to the Scottish ministers. Other orders have allowed people to use electronic means. Perhaps it is worth asking the Executive why this order does not seem to give such permission.

The Convener:

As the Government should be leading the drive towards e-commerce, we should seek some clarification on that point, even though it might be a minor matter.

We should also ask the Executive why the explanatory note does not give more indication of how the instrument changes the valuation procedure. However, that can be done by informal letter.