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The purpose of item 7 is for the committee to consider the delegated powers provisions in the Succession (Scotland) Bill at stage 1.
The committee is invited to agree the questions that it wishes to raise with the Scottish Government. We will have an opportunity to consider the responses at a future meeting, before the draft report is then considered.
The wording of the ancillary powers in section 25(1) differs from, for example, that in section 97(1) of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill as passed and as just discussed. Does the committee therefore agree to ask the Scottish Government to explain why the different formulation that is used in section 25(1) is appropriate, and what the effect of the provision is in comparison with the formulation used in, for example, section 97(1) of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill)?
Does the committee also agree that, for consistency, if the effect of ancillary powers in different bills is intended to be the same, the same wording ought to be used?
Members indicated agreement.