Subordinate Legislation Committee, 04 Mar 2003

Meeting date: Tuesday, March 4, 2003

Official Report 107KB pdf

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Instruments Subject to Annulment

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Sheriff Court Fees Amendment Order 2003 (SSI 2003/97)

The explanatory note to the instrument states:

"Article 3 makes a saving which permits the charging of the fee ... during the transitional period, provided for by the 2002 Act".

However, the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002 does not appear to provide for a transitional period. We should ask the Executive what that means and whether it has made a mistake.

It sounds as if the Executive has made a wee mistake. However, having brought Murdo Fraser's fine legal mind to bear on the matter, we will ask about it. I had no clue what the provision meant.

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Sea Fish (Prohibited Methods of Fishing) (Firth of Clyde) Amendment Order 2003 (SSI 2003/100)

The order is all right.

It is hunky-dory.

Are we allowed to fish off the pier at Rothesay using a bent pin?

The member will find out when he is a pensioner.

What an interesting time Ian Jenkins will have.

He is really looking forward to it.

Do members know that I worked a season in Rothesay?

So did I.

Were you in "The Entertainers"?

There is nothing wrong with the Pavilion. However, I worked as a waitress across the road; my mother's friend worked in the Pavilion.

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Feeding Stuffs (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003 (SSI 2003/101)

We have no points to make on the instrument.