Health and Sport Committee, 02 Dec 2009
Meeting date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Official Report
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Subordinate Legislation
Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (SSI 2009/374)
The next item of business is consideration of three negative instruments. Members have a copy of all the instruments before them, as well as a note from the clerk.
The first instrument amends further the Food Labelling Regulations 1996 to bring Scots law into line with European law. The Subordinate Legislation Committee highlighted the fact that it has taken the Scottish Government six months to correct the defect in food labelling law in Scotland, but it was content with ministers' explanation for the delay.
I see that members have no comments. Is the committee content to make no recommendations on the instrument?
Members indicated agreement.
National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (No 2) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (SSI 2009/381)
The second instrument amends the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992, which concern the assessment of a resident's liability to pay for accommodation provided under the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968. The Subordinate Legislation Committee had no comments to make on the instrument.
I see that members have no comments. Is the committee content to make no recommendations on the instrument?
Members indicated agreement.
Public Health etc (Scotland) Act 2008 (Sunbed) Regulations 2009 (SSI 2009/388)
The third instrument makes provision under part 8 of the Public Health etc (Scotland) Act 2008 in relation to the regulation of provision of sunbeds in Scotland. Members may recall that we took evidence on the matter.
The Subordinate Legislation Committee raised two questions with the Scottish Government on the instrument. First, it sought an explanation as to the Government's powers to make the instrument before the relevant sections of the 2008 act were brought into force. Secondly, it sought an explanation for the three-month delay between the notification of the draft regulations to the European Commission and when the regulations were made. The Subordinate Legislation Committee reports that it was satisfied with the explanation that it received from the Scottish Government to both questions.
I see that members have no comments. Is the committee content to make no recommendations on the instrument?
Members indicated agreement.