Rural Development Committee, 03 Apr 2001

Meeting date: Tuesday, April 3, 2001

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Subordinate Legislation

As long as we still have a quorum, we will plough on. The next item on the agenda is consideration of various items of subordinate legislation. Because we are approaching a recess—during which the committee will not meet—the final dates for consideration of these instruments fall before our next meeting. As a result, we must deal with them now.

The first instrument is the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/84). We have been designated the lead committee on the instrument, which was laid on 5 March. We are required to report on it by 23 April. The order was laid under the negative procedure, which means that the Parliament has the power to annul the order by resolution within 40 days, excluding recess. The time limit for parliamentary action expires on 28 April. The Subordinate Legislation Committee considered the instrument in its 13th report, which has been circulated to members. The clerk has received no comments from members asking for officials to be present. Are members content with this instrument?

Members indicated agreement.

The next instrument is the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/95). The Subordinate Legislation Committee considered the instrument in its 13th report and made no recommendations. The clerks have received no comments from members asking for officials to be present. Are we content with this instrument?

Members indicated agreement.

The next instrument is the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/104). The Health and Community Care Committee has been designated as the lead committee on this instrument, which was laid on 16 March. We are required to make any comments in a report to that committee before 24 April. The clerks have received no comments from members. Are we content not to make any comment to the Health and Community Care Committee?

Members indicated agreement.

The final instrument for consideration is the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/112). The committee has been designated as the lead committee on this instrument, which was laid on 21 March. The Subordinate Legislation Committee considered the instrument in its 14th report, and has made no recommendation to us. The clerks have received no comments from other committee members. Are we content with this instrument?

Members indicated agreement.

That brings us to item 6 on the agenda, which we have previously agreed to take in private.

Meeting continued in private until 17:12.