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Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading’s Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 [Draft]
The next item of business is consideration of a United Kingdom Government order under section 1 of the UK Public Bodies Act 2011. The consent of the Scottish Parliament is required to make an order under part 1 of the Public Bodies Act 2011 when such an order makes provision that would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament. The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considers and reports on such orders under the same grounds that it considers and reports on instruments that are laid before the Parliament.
Paragraph 1 of part 1 of schedule 1 of the order provides for the omission of the entry that relates to the National Consumer Council in
“Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Public Bodies Act 1958”,
when it should omit the entry in the Public Records Act 1958. However, the committee may wish to note the explanation that the Scottish Government has provided. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has advised that the statutory instrument registrar will issue a printing correction slip to correct that patent error.
Does the committee agree to draw the attention of the Parliament to the order on the general reporting ground, as it contains a minor drafting error?
Members indicated agreement.
Does the committee also agree to note that steps are being taken to correct that error?
Members indicated agreement.
We move into private session.
11:59 Meeting continued in private until 12:13.