Justice Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Official Report
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Subordinate Legislation
Prisons and Young Offenders (Scotland) Rules 2011 (SSI 2011/331)
Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2011 (SSI 2011/356)
Item 3 is consideration of two negative instruments. Consideration of the first instrument—Scottish statutory instrument 2011/331—was deferred from last week’s meeting to allow it to be considered alongside SSI 2011/356 today.
Although the Subordinate Legislation Committee has drawn the Parliament’s attention to a number of matters in relation to the original instrument—SSI 2011/331—members will see from the extract of that committee’s report set out in paper J/S4/11/12/3 that it
“welcomes the prompt action taken by the Scottish Government to lay this amending instrument”
—SSI 2011/356—
“to correct defects”
that it had identified.
If members have no comments, is the committee content to make no recommendations in relation to the instruments?
Members indicated agreement.
International Criminal Court (Darfur) Order 2011 (SI 2009/699)
The Subordinate Legislation Committee has drawn the Parliament’s attention to the order on the grounds that there appears to have been an unjustifiable delay in its laying. A letter from the Scottish Government to the Presiding Officer in annex B of paper J/S4/11/12/4 explains the reasons for that delay.
If members have no comments, is the committee content to note the breach and the reasons for it as set out in the letter?
Members indicated agreement.
We now move into private to discuss our work programme.
11:58
Meeting continued in private until 12:06.