Subordinate Legislation Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Official Report
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Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Bill: After Stage 2
Agenda item 4 is consideration of the delegated powers provisions in the Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Bill after stage 2. Members will have noted that the Scottish Government has provided a supplementary delegated powers memorandum and will have seen the draft report and the briefing paper.
Stage 3 consideration of the bill is due to take place on Wednesday 15 May. As the deadline for lodging amendments is 4.30 pm on Thursday 9 May, the committee may wish to agree on its conclusions today.
Does the committee agree to report that it does not need to draw the attention of the Parliament to the new delegated powers provisions in subsections (2) and (4) of section 19A or to the substantially amended powers in section 1(2), which inserts section 4A(5) into the Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2007; section 3; section 20, which inserts section 46F into the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003; section 22; and section 50, read with section 52(2)?
Members indicated agreement.
Does the committee agree to report that it welcomes the fact that the amendment of the powers in section 3(4) of the bill and in section 20, which inserts section 46F into the 2003 act, implements recommendations that the committee made in its stage 1 report?
Members indicated agreement.
Does the committee also agree to report that it welcomes the fact that the application of the affirmative procedure to the exercise of the powers in section 50 of the bill to charge in connection with fisheries functions, which is achieved by the amendment of section 52(2), implements a recommendation that the committee made in its stage 1 report?
Members indicated agreement.
We now move into private session.
10:08
Meeting continued in private until 10:56.