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Chamber and committees

Subordinate Legislation Committee, 25 Apr 2000

Meeting date: Tuesday, April 25, 2000


Contents


Repayment of Student Loans (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/110)

There appear to be various problems with these regulations.

Bristow Muldoon:

We should ask the Executive about that part of the regulations in which Scottish ministers appear to be given powers to instruct the Inland Revenue about the collection of student loan payments. I would like to ask the Executive from where those powers are derived and whether, under devolution, the Scottish ministers hold such powers. It may well be the case that such delegated powers exist, but it is not clear from where these powers are derived.

There is also a question about the reference in regulation 14 to "further notice" under regulation 13, although regulation 13 does not appear to make any provision for the serving of notices.