Transport and the Environment Committee, 07 Mar 2001

Meeting date: Wednesday, March 7, 2001

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Subordinate Legislation

I refer members to the Smoke Control Areas (Exempt Fireplaces) (Scotland) Order 2001 (SSI 2001/16) and to the cover note on that order. The order was laid on 4 January 2001 and we have been designated the lead committee for consideration of the instrument. The Executive note, as usual, accompanies the order. The order was laid under the negative procedure, which means that the Parliament has power to annul the order by resolution within 40 days, excluding recess. The time limit for parliamentary action expires on 10 March 2001. If members wanted to lodge a motion to annul the instrument, they should have done so in advance of today's meeting. All members were notified of that, but no such motion has been lodged. We are now required to report on the instrument.

The Subordinate Legislation Committee considered the instrument at its fourth meeting on 30 January 2001 and agreed that no points arose from it. As no motion to annul has been submitted, do members therefore agree that we have nothing to report on the order?

Members indicated agreement.

Meeting continued in private until 11:31.