Subordinate Legislation Committee, 12 Apr 2005

Meeting date: Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Official Report 119KB pdf

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Instruments Not Laid Before the Parliament

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Instruments Not Laid Before <br />the Parliament

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Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement<br />No 4) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/161)

No substantive points have been raised on the order.

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Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2005 <br />(SSI 2005/168)

Minor points were identified on the order. First, article 3 contains a definition of "the 2004 Act", although the term does not appear in the order, which throughout uses the full title of the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004. We could ask the Executive the purpose of including the definition.

Secondly, article 3 defines "the 1995 Act". Although that term is used in the order, the drafting is inconsistent and sometimes the full title of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 is given. Do members agree to ask the Executive about the inconsistency?

Members indicated agreement.

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Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement) Order 2005 <br />(SSI 2005/174)<br />Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No 1) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/207)

No points have been identified on the orders. Do members agree?

Members indicated agreement.

I thank members—

I remind the convener and members that I will not be able to attend next week's meeting, because I will be away with the Enterprise and Culture Committee.

Okay.

Meeting closed at 10:58.