Health and Community Care Committee, 04 Sep 2002

Meeting date: Wednesday, September 4, 2002

Official Report 259KB pdf

---

Subordinate Legislation

The committee has a number of items of subordinate legislation with which to deal.

---

Community Care (Disregard of Resources) (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/264)<br />Community Care (Additional Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/265)

---

Community Care (Deferred Payment of Accommodation Costs) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/266)<br />Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/267)

---

National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment (No 2) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/268)

No members' comments have been received on the instruments and the Subordinate Legislation Committee had no comments to make. No motions to annul have been lodged. The recommendation is, that the committee does not wish to make any recommendations in relation to the instruments. Is that agreed?

Members indicated agreement.

---

Animal By-Products (Identification) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/283)

No members' comments have been received; however, the Subordinate Legislation Committee made the following comment:

"The committee … draws the attention of the lead committee and the Parliament to regulation 4(a) on the ground that it is defectively drafted";

The Subordinate Legislation Committee also said:

"The committee … draws the attention of the lead committee and the Parliament to"

the drafting of regulation 4(a)

"on the ground that its meaning could be clearer, acknowledged by the Agency".

The Subordinate Legislation Committee also drew

"the attention of the lead committee and the Parliament to the Agency's response and to the Regulations on the ground that they are in need of consolidation."

No motion to annul has been lodged. The recommendation is, that the committee does not wish to make any recommendation in relation to the instrument. Is that agreed?

Members indicated agreement.

---

Food (Control of Irradiation) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/284)<br />Feeding Stuffs Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/285)

No members' comments have been received on the above and the Subordinate Legislation Committee had no comments to make. No motions to annul have been lodged. The recommendation is, that the committee does not wish to make any recommendations in relation to the instruments. Is that agreed?

Members indicated agreement.