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Budget (Scotland) Act 2005 Amendment (No 2) Order 2006 (draft)
The committee will recall that two draft orders amending the Budget (Scotland) Act 2005 are currently under parliamentary scrutiny. We asked the Executive to clarify why it had not been possible to put the two orders together so that they would take up less parliamentary time. Members have read the response. The Executive has given us the various timescales for the autumn and spring budget revisions.
We should report the instrument on the ground of failure. It is not the most heinous offence that has ever been committed but, in the interests of consistency, we should underscore the fact that we think that it could have been done better.
Are we agreed that we should draw the attention of the Parliament and the lead committee to the order on the ground of failure to follow proper legislative practice, and that we should include the explanation that has been given?
Potatoes Originating in Egypt (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006 <br />(SSI 2006/27)
We asked the Executive why it had not taken the opportunity to update the principal order's references to the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 (SI 1993/1320), which was revoked and replaced by the Plant Health (Scotland) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/613). The Executive said that that was an oversight and that the regulations would be updated at the next legislative opportunity.