Rural Affairs and Environment Committee, 01 Sep 2009

Meeting date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Official Report 317KB pdf

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Subordinate Legislation

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Smoke Control Areas (Exempt Fireplaces) (Scotland) Order 2009 (SSI 2009/214)<br />Seed (Scotland) (Amendments for Conservation Varieties) Regulations 2009 (SSI 2009/223)

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Marketing of Horticultural Produce (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (SSI 2009/225)<br />Seed Potatoes (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SSI 2009/226)

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Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SSI 2009/227)<br />Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SSI 2009/228)

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Control of Salmonella in Poultry (Breeding, Laying and Broiler Flocks) (Scotland) Order 2009 (SSI 2009/229)<br />Zoonoses and Animal By-Products (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (SSI 2009/230)

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Horse Identification (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (SSI 2009/231)<br />Brucellosis (Scotland) Order 2009<br />(SSI 2009/232)

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Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) Scotland) Amendment (No 2) Regulations 2009 (SSI 2009/233)

Item 2 is subordinate legislation. There are 10 negative Scottish statutory instruments to consider, which is quite a handful. SSI 2009/233 appears on the agenda, but we will consider it next week, as members received the wrong version of the Executive note with their papers for the meeting.

The Subordinate Legislation Committee has commented on four of the 10 instruments: SSI 2009/225, SSI 2009/226, SSI 2009/231 and SSI 2009/232. The relevant extract of that committee's report has been circulated to members in paper 12. No member has raised points on any of the instruments in advance and no motion to annul has been lodged. Does any member have comments to make on any of the instruments?

If members have no comments to make or questions to ask about the instruments, I would be happy to deal with them en bloc rather than go through them individually.

Do members agree to that approach?

Members indicated agreement.

With the exception of SSI 2009/233, which will be considered next week, do members agree to make no recommendations in relation to the instruments?

Members indicated agreement.