Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Official Report 297KB pdf

Instruments subject to Negative Procedure

Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2016 (SSI 2016/126)

I welcome members to the 10th meeting in 2016 of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. As always, I ask members to turn off mobile phones, please.

The order contains a drafting error. Article 3(2) substitutes class 6H of part 1A of schedule 1 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992. The word “if” has been omitted from the provision at the beginning of paragraph (2)(d) of that class. The committee may wish to note that the Scottish Government intends to correct the error at the next available opportunity.

Does the committee agree to draw the instrument to the Parliament’s attention under the general reporting ground, in the respect that it includes a minor drafting error?

Members indicated agreement.

Non-Domestic Rates (Renewable Energy Generation Relief) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 (SSI 2016/121)

No points have been raised by our legal advisers on the instrument. Is the committee content with it?

Members indicated agreement.

Non-Domestic Rating (Unoccupied Property) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 (SSI 2016/124)

No points have been raised by our legal advisers on the instrument. Is the committee content with it?

Members indicated agreement.