Subordinate Legislation Committee, 04 Feb 2003

Meeting date: Tuesday, February 4, 2003

Official Report 98KB pdf

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Instruments Not Laid Before the Parliament

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Instruments Not Laid <br />Before the Parliament

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Act of Sederunt (Child Care and Maintenance Rules) Amendment <br />(1993 Hague Convention Adoption) 2003 (SSI 2003/44)

The act of sederunt makes rules of court in relation to adoptions under the Hague convention. I am advised that there might be something wrong with the definition of the term "Convention adoption order" in rule 2.36A. The definition seems more appropriate to an adoption than to an order.

The term "Convention adoption" is not defined, although it appears in the definition of the phrase "Scottish accredited body". In the definition of the term "Scottish accredited body", the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 is wrongly cited as the

"Registration of Care (Scotland) Act 2001".

Could we ask for clarification on that?

Members indicated agreement.

I have one or two things to intimate to the committee.

They are for next week's agenda.

That is what I have to intimate. Members should read their agendas for next week carefully, because we are doing some different things.

Like what?

I am not telling you now.

Go on—give us a clue, so that we can plan our lives.

Members know that we must leave a legacy paper. We might have a wee look at that. We will also deal with the procedural questions that we have asked about time limiting. Also, the negative procedure has been used in the Parliament, and perhaps we must draw that to the attention of the Parliament or the Procedures Committee. I do not want to tell members more than that, as that would spoil next week's meeting.

Meeting closed at 11:52.