Waverley Railway (Scotland) Bill Committee,

Meeting date: Wednesday, May 12, 2004

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Late Objections (Consideration)

Agenda item 3 is consideration of late objections. The committee is required to consider the five late objections that were lodged against the bill, and decide whether each objector has shown good reason for not lodging their objection within the specified period. I invite comments from committee members on each of the five objections.

I will deal with the objections, all of which I have read, en bloc. Whether or not the objectors have perfect reasons for objecting, it would be churlish, in a transparent, open and proper consultation process, to tell those people that their objections are late. I would let them all in.

I support that.

Members indicated agreement.

The committee has agreed that we will consider the objections.